CLARKSTON, WA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is meeting in Clarkston this week. This morning, the Habitat Committee gave a grazing management update. In all, there are 58 statewide grazing permits for over 117,000 acres of land, including five permits in the Asotin Creek Complex for a total of 1,175 acres.
Jeff Burnham, Statewide Range Ecologist, says in 2022, 13 multi-year permits were renewed and nine temporary permits were issued.
Fourteen permits were monitored for ecological integrity with all variables being tracked this year. Burnham says there were no significant changes in the EI index. All permits are regularly monitored.
The Commission continues its meeting through Saturday afternoon at the Clarkston Event Center at 841 6th Street in Clarkston.
WATCH HABITAT COMMITTEE MEETING HERE:
