Rich and important stories about Wyoming landscapes and their inhabitants are a mainstay every year, and 2025 was no ...

Miek Koshmrl WyoFile.com Dec 27, 2025 Dec 27, 2025 Editor’s note: This story was originally published at WyoFile.com. POWDER RIVER BASIN, Wyo. — Brian Mealor scanned the prairie east of Buffalo, but ...

(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 ...

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 – 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...