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Yakima County approves $2,000 for consultant to draft unique comments on proposed grizzly reintroduction

3225037 · April 24, 2025
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Summary

The Board authorized $2,000 to hire a consultant (Landmark) to prepare county-specific comments on a federal proposal to reintroduce grizzly bears in the North Cascades, citing a tight timeline and requests that comments be region-specific.

The Board of Yakima County Commissioners on April 24 gave consensus approval to obligate $2,000 to a consultant, identified in correspondence as Landmark, to prepare county-specific public comments on a federal proposal to reintroduce grizzly bears into the North Cascades.

Commissioner McKinney described the request as time-sensitive and said the federal review requires unique, area-specific comments rather than form letters. "The administration has made a specific request that all comments be unique to the area and truly substantive,"…

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