Cheatgrass & Tumbleweeds in Draw

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Cheatgrass & Tumbleweeds in Draw

Invasive species like cheatgrass and other weeds are overrunning sage grouse habitats impacted by linked grazing and fire in the Jarbidge. This is causing large-scale habitat loss.

Cheatgrass is the continuous pale vegetation in photo. Its dense growth of flammable fine fuels causes fires to flash rapidly across landscapes, destroying sagebrush habitats. Gray plants clogging bottom of the draw are tumbleweeds blown in from livestock-damaged uplands.