December 2018

CDLT purchases 1,396 acres of high-quality shrub-steppe in Douglas County from conservationist Ferdi Businger. The Spiva Butte Nature Preserve is the first property in Douglas County owned by the Land Trust. The preserve is home to several sensitive species of plants, butterflies, wildlife, and birds. The preserve provides critical habitat for one of the last two viable sage-grouse populations remaining in Washington State.