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Neighbors brought Oregon's rarest species back from the brink

In Oregon's Willamette Valley, farmers, tribes, nonprofits, and agencies teamed up to restore the prairies and wetlands that rare native species depend on — and the recovery is working. The collaborative approach put conservation on working lands instead of locking them away. People and wildlife are thriving on the same ground.

The upbeat factorConservation works best when everyone pulls together.
✓ Verified · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · 2026-05-15 · USA
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