HomeMy WebLinkAbout122723 Three cows 🐄 + hard work _ LegacyYou'll want to open this just for the adorable pictures--trust me!👶🤠
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Dear Kathleen,
Earlier this month, I shared my first two holiday wishes for Washington: Play for All and Community for All.
I’ve got Holiday Wish #3 coming your way, but first, a question:
What do you do when you have three cows and a dream? Why, you start a ranch, of course!
At least, you do if you if you’re Derek and Noreen Olma and you share my Holiday Wish #3: Local Food for All! .
I’ve got lots tell you more about the Olmas and their ranch outside Tonasket—and how the Coalition and the WWRP helped make it a reality. But, first I need your help!
Kathleen, the support of people like you has made such a difference for Washington’s outdoors, not just for local parks, but for conservation areas, local trails, farms, and forests
too.
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outdoor spaces in your area and across Washington?
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I know, three cows hardly sound like enough to get a ranch started. But, if you’re Derek and Noreen Olma, you’ll take those three cows, toss in a few decades of hard work, and turn them
into a robust family operation.
You’ll also take that commitment to the land, the community, and family and turn it into a gift for future generations. Because you want to be sure the land continues to thrive long
after you’ve gone.
That’s why, the Olmas decided not to carve their land into 20-acre parcels to maximize development value. Instead, Derek and Noreen worked with the Okanogan Land Trust <https://wildliferecreation.us9
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But in short, the easements remove development rights, ensuring the land will stay in agriculture forever.
Between growing corn and hay and grazing over 1000 head of cattle, the Olmas have enough work to keep three generations busy on the land. Their son and son-in-law run various parts of
the operation while the little ones help out where they can—even wrangling cows! Yes, that is the Olma's adorable grand-baby showing off those lasso skills!
And since the land sustains their family, they want to ensure they sustain it in turn. They do this through seasonal grazing to promote grass regrowth. And by fencing off riparian zones
to protect sensitive habitats.
All this work supports a thriving business and provides the community with a stable local food source. It also provides critical habitat for mule deer, Canada lynx, sharp tailed grouse,
golden eagles, and steelhead (among so much more!).
All that, thanks to WWRP funding! And that WWRP funding is thanks to YOU and your support for the Coalition. Won't you continue that support <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/clic
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