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The shrub-steppe is an arid ecosystem, and while you might think an arid area wouldn’t host much species diversity, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
The proviso’s funds are more focused on the latter with $1.5 million going toward shrub steppe and rangeland cooperative fencing. “The bottom line is you have to have the habitat,” Kehne said.
“Images of the Shrub-Steppe" features a number of special events: Saturday, Sept. 7 • Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony, 1-3 p.m., Boxx Gallery ...
Eli Francovich’s article on the shrub-steppe habitat last week ("Eastern desert thrives with hidden diversity," Feb. 14) was excellent. The beauty and diversity there is often overlooked.
Shrub-steppe still covers a good chunk of Eastern Washington, but much less than before. It has shrunk from an estimated 10.4 million acres filled with unique birds and critters in the 19th ...
Bird watchers, horseback riders and hikers at W.E. Johnson Park were shocked in early May to discover 10 acres of shrub steppe habitat — sagebrush — destroyed in Richland’s least developed park.
In the Columbia Basin region, over 80% of the historic shrub steppe ecosystem has disappeared, according to state wildlife officials. About 90 acres of shrub steppe were destroyed as a result of ...
Bird watchers, horseback riders and hikers at W.E. Johnson Park were shocked in early May to discover 10 acres of shrub steppe habitat — sagebrush — destroyed in Richland’s least developed park.
Miller: What is shrub-steppe? Livingston: Shrub-steppe is a term we use for a sagebrush-dominated landscape that also has an understory of grasses. Steppe is the Russian term for grassland.
Feb. 14—OLYMPIA — Washington's nickname, "the Evergreen State," doesn't only apply to the green of the pine trees but also applies to the green of the shrub-steppe that covers most of Eastern ...
Work crews return to W.E. Johnson Park in December, seven months after a Richland project meant to restore 10 acres of shrub steppe habitat — sagebrush — went awry. The effort was well ...