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Commission approves purchase of 643‑acre Beasley Hills parcel to expand Columbia Basin wildlife unit
Summary
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to buy the 643‑acre Beasley Hills B property in Grant County to expand shrub‑steppe habitat protection and assist recovery for the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit and greater sage‑grouse. Funding is from a Recreation and Conservation Office grant; annual O&M estimated at $125 per acre.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved acquisition of a roughly 643‑acre parcel to add to the Beasley Hills unit of the Columbia Basin wildlife area in Grant County.
Presentation and rationale: Matthew Trenda, Real Estate Services Manager at WDFW, briefed commissioners on the Beasley Hills B property, located about six miles north of Quincy, describing the site as intact shrub‑steppe — a highly imperiled ecosystem in the inland Pacific Northwest.…
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