The Zumwalt Prairie seemed a polycultural sea of greens–springtime mint greens, forest greens, shamrock greens. They were every hue and shine–pale, bright, dull, and verdant–and always changing from the height of the sun in the sky or the volume and cover of the clouds. The wind changed the colors as did morning and evening dew. Morning color was heightened, noontime was flat, and late afternoon shone gold-green and shadowy.” Marcy Houle, The Prairie Keepers
Many of these pictures were taken on property that the Nature Conservancy manages. The vast vistas of the grasslands and the Wallowa Mts always call me back. Meg and I are blessed to be able to live close to areas like this one.
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| Zumwalt Prairie |
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| Wallowa Mts, Zumwalt Prairie |
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| meadow lark, Zumwalt Prairie |
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| Zumwalt Prairie |
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| Zumwalt Prairie, Wallowa Mts |
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| Zumwalt Prairie, Wallowa County |
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| Zumwalt Prairie |
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| Zumwalt Prairie, Wallowa Mts |
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| Zumwalt road and barn |
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| Wallowa Mts, Wallowa County |
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| Zumwalt Prairie, The Nature Conservancy |
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| Zumwalt Prairie, Wallowa Mts |