Progress continues on a project in southern Wasco County funded by an Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife grant to use drones to reseed natural grasses in areas that were burned in the summer of 2023.  Dr. Mike Davis of Columbia Gorge Community College, who is one of six ranchers who received the grant, says they are about three-quarters of the way through the project and it is going well.  Davis suggested using drones to both do the actual seeding but also multi-spectral imaging of the land beforehand, providing better planning for the project.  Davis sees other applications for drones in agriculture, including imaging and data analysis for crop health and field condition monitoring, and targeted application of pesticides to reduce environmental impact.