Posts Tagged ‘sage grouse’
Fifth-Generation Farm Partners with CDLT to Protect Imperiled Sage Grouse
Curt Soper, Executive Director of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) and Fifth-Generation Farmer Kellen Keane join Chris Hansen on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about how the CDLT and a family farm in Douglas County have teamed up to …
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Chelan-Douglas Land Trust Secures Spiva Butte Nature Preserve in Northern Douglas County
A remote piece of property that is home to critical habitat to several sensitive species was recently bought by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust. It also happens to be the first property that the Land Trust has acquired in Douglas County, …
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Proposed Changes To Sage-Grouse Plan Would Affect ‘Priority Areas’ In Douglas County
The greater sage grouse has long called Eastern Washington home. But its habitat has been shrinking for decades.
Scientists warn that increased oil and gas development in critical sage grouse habitat could cause more birds to abandon mating sites known …
U.S. Interior Dept. Could Announce Rollbacks On Sage Grouse Plan Soon
A decision is expected soon on potential changes to the sage-grouse conservation plan. Sage-grouse researchers are concerned the federal government’s proposed modifications aren’t based on the latest science. Eric Tegethoff has more.…
Bill In Congress Would Protect Species Before They’re Endangered
Bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress last week would fund states’ efforts to manage species before they end up on the Endangered Species List. Proponents of the bill (HR 4647) say it is a more effective and less costly way to …
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