There's way less native prairie left because to be native prairie, the land had to never have any cattle or farming. I don't think Steptoe meets that definition. About the only publicly owned native palouse prairie that's left is owned by the university. It's called Magpie Forest and it's pretty cool. There are a few other acres of privately owned native prairie around, but it's really rare.
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There's way less native prairie left because to be native prairie, the land had to never have any cattle or farming. I don't think Steptoe meets that definition. About the only publicly owned native palouse prairie that's left is owned by the university. It's called Magpie Forest and it's pretty cool. There are a few other acres of privately owned native prairie around, but it's really rare.