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The sage grouse is another species endangered by wildfire. Current population numbers are estimated to be around 700 in Washington.

The sage grouse is another species endangered by wildfire. Current population numbers are estimated to be around 700 in Washington.

July 22, 2021

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More protection: Department of Fish and Wildlife receives funds to protect shrubsteppe
July 22, 2021 1:07 a.m.

More protection: Department of Fish and Wildlife receives funds to protect shrubsteppe

Because of last year’s immense fire-scar on land vital to vulnerable and endangered animal populations in the Columbia Basin, state legislators passed a Shrubsteppe Fire Recovery and Preparedness Proviso to protect Department of Fish and Wildlife lands, as well as their partners and stakeholders.