An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are slowing but not halting a destructive force steadily enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth, including in ...

(KUTV) — An invasive species of grass is increasing the threat of wildfires across the western United States. A Tuesday article from the Pew Charitable Trusts stated western states are experiencing a ...

BOISE, Idaho – It sounds like science fiction: An unstoppable invader is taking over the West and the best hope to stop its relentless advance is a small team of anonymous scientists. But that's what ...

Standing sometimes only inches high, it's hard to believe that such a small grass could be responsible for such environmental and economic havoc. An invasive species brought accidentally from Europe ...

BOISE, Idaho — Cheatgrass can be a dirty word for land managers in the West. Sure, they marvel at the invasive species’ toughness and respect its stubborn ability to muscle out native bunch grasses of ...

Cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum, is an invading species that now dominates millions of acres in North America. Although it is found in all of the 50 states, it has been particularly troublesome in ...

A recent study refutes the idea that cattle manure helps spread invasive cheatgrass seeds, which grazing advocates hope will weaken arguments against livestock on public lands. However, a leading ...

Rabbit Valley is the last exit on I70 as you drive west through Colorado. It is in the McInnis Canyons National Recreation Area and it has several places to camp, so I decided to visit. But as I drove ...

BOISE, Idaho — Blue skies make the rolling Boise Foothills a favorite for locals and their four-legged friends. But the trails can pose a danger to dogs as spring and summer weather invites more foot ...

There is a long list of threats to sagebrush ecosystem health in Nevada and beyond. It includes global warming, drought, overgrazing, conifer encroachment, wildlife loss and misuse of water, among ...

Cheatgrass is about as Western as cowboy boots and sagebrush. It grows in yellowish clumps, about knee high to a horse, and likes arid land. One thing cheatgrass does is burn — in fact, more easily ...