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County, conservation groups mark Prairie Appreciation Month and call for ongoing prairie protection
Summary
Speakers at the Thurston County commission meeting praised prairie stewardship, described conservation easements and volunteer restoration, and invited the public to Prairie Appreciation Day events including an anniversary celebration at Calvin Ranch.
Thurston County commissioners proclaimed May 2025 as Prairie Appreciation Month on April 29 and heard several local stewards describe restoration and conservation work on the county’s native prairies.
"Today, less than 3% of those native prairies remain," Jennifer Colvin, a longtime ranching-family steward, told the board as she invited the public to a May 18 conservation celebration at Calvin Ranch.
Conservation context: Speakers said native prairie once covered large areas of the county and now serves…
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