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The Zumwalt Prairie

Doug Watt
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The Zumwalt Prairie, located in the northeast corner of Oregon, is the largest remaining grassland of its type in North America.

Zumwalt Prairie is a grassland area located in Wallowa County in northeast Oregon, United States. Measuring 330,000 acres, much of the land is used for agriculture, with some portions protected as the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy.

Part of that portion is designated as a National Natural Landmark. The high elevation prairie is along the west edge of Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border. - from Wikipedia

The Nature Conservancy allows farming, ranching, and works with hunters to preserve this unique grassland.

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The second video features two young boys who are the seventh generation of a family that farms the land in Wallowa County, Oregon. They appear to be smarter and wiser than a lot of boys their age and some adults who live in a more urban setting.

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  • Nohaaj@Nohaaj

    How rare to find two youngins who have grown up so naturally with responsibility and liberty. They are intrinsically inclined and capable. Our society suffocates this generation with false intent to protect. Helicopter Moms (and Dads!) would have a panic attack even imagining allowing their kids to operate a combine.

    I read an article recently that a majority of new college grads bring a parent to their job interview. I don't know if this is true. I hope not. It feels like an absolutely fake Babylon Bee headline. But it could be straight up reporting, as the Babylon Bee has been known to do, more often than not.

    I think what makes this video so compelling is how it portrays the vast gulf between what children are capable of, given guidance and opportunity; and the pitiful meager existence (with oodles of materialistic substance, and nil opportunities for character development) most children are forced to endure.

    My grands, sadly, would likely be lumped into the group closer to the majority of kids with helicopter parents, falsely trying to protect them from any potential risk in nature.

    This seems to be a cultural issue. How do we, as a nation, and as family units, and as individuals, swing the pendulum back to self-reliance, self-confidence, and self-determination?

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