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Okanogan CD Assists with Installation of Livestock Exclusion Fencing

Okanogan Conservation District (OCD) utilized VSP funding to work with a landowner to install livestock exclusion fencing, protecting riparian and wetland habitats from grazing sheep.

VSP County: 
Okanogan
Critical Area: 
Wetlands

Okanogan Conservation District (OCD) utilized VSP funding to work with a landowner to install livestock exclusion fencing, protecting riparian and wetland habitats from grazing sheep. While OCD has conceptual plans for critical area plantings, the vegetation is rebounding naturally after grazing management. Photo credit: Sean Williams, VSP Coordinator | WA State Department of Fish and Wildlife