A rare flower found in Oregon’s Willamette Valley is now at the center of conservation efforts. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition on April 29, 2025, asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the thin-leaved peavine under the Endangered Species Act. The petition comes at a critical time for the plant, which now exists only in the Willamette Valley and one isolated location in Washington. “It’s past time for the federal government to recognize that these delicate flowers need strong Endangered Species Act protections for their dwindling populations,” said Gwendolyn McManus, a scientist at the Center. … Continue reading Willamette Valley’s Last Native Peavine Clings to Life After Losing 98% of Its Original Prairie Habitat