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Make Way for Pumas!

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Media Coverage Oregon
October 21, 2024

For three months, from August through October, Hood River County has created a temporary Puma Path to Mid Valley Elementary with paw stencils and a crosswalk to reduce safety concerns of Odell Highway and inspire students to walk a half mile from the Mud Alley neighborhood to school in a weekly “walking bus” with their peers and caregivers.

Columbia Gorge News (Oregon)

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