More than 1,700 acres added to conservation lands inventory
Upper Dry Gulch Natural Area Preserve is a 320-acre piece of land that protects the largest known population of Whited’s milkvetch, a state-listed endangered plant species that is found only within a 3-square-mile area. Situated in the arid mountains southeast of Wenatchee, this site is dominated by a native shrub and bunchgrass (shrub-steppe) ecosystem that is recovering from past land uses.
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OLYMPIA — Washington added 1,726 acres of land for conservation through ten land acquisitions in 2023, according to an announcement from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
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