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Speakers urge preservation of Thurston County prairies as county proclaims May Prairie Appreciation Month
Summary
At the April 29 commissioners meeting, local ranchers, conservation volunteers and prairie advocates marked May as Prairie Appreciation Month and promoted Prairie Appreciation Day and a 20th-anniversary conservation-easement celebration, warning that less than 3% of native prairies remain locally.
The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed May 2025 as Prairie Appreciation Month at its April 29 meeting, and several speakers highlighted the cultural, ecological and agricultural importance of the county’s remnant native prairies.
Jennifer Colvin, representing local ranching interests and the county’s agri-tourism advisory committee, invited commissioners and residents to an event May 18 at Calvin Ranch…
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