Golden Paintbrush Hybridization Memorandum of Understanding
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To minimize the potential for hybridization, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to adequately manage this threat to golden paintbrush, while harmonizing conservation efforts for both golden paintbrush and Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. 

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The Washington Fish and Wildlife Office is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Ecological Services program. We work closely with partners to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats throughout Washington for future generations.
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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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Golden paintbrush adds splashes of bright yellow to the prairies of the Pacific Northwest when it flowers in late spring. This vibrant perennial plant is native to the prairies of Washington State, Oregon and southern British Columbia. As those prairie ecosystems were dramatically fractured and...

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