Cheatgrass

Much more research has been done to evaluate wildfire mitigation strategies in forests.

This interview originally aired Apr. 6, 2020.COVID-19 is taking most of our attention now, but in the midst of it all, another crisis is on the horizon:…

COVID-19 is taking most of our attention now, but in the midst of it all, another crisis is on the horizon: it’s almost wildfire season in Idaho.…

Federal officials have approved a project that aims to help the iconic sage grouse in southwest Idaho. The threat? An encroaching evergreen that has…

It’s been a year since last June’s Table Rock Fire in the Boise Foothills destroyed 2,500 acres of wildlife habitat. Sparked by illegal fireworks, the…

A proposed fuel break system in southwest Idaho, southeast Oregon and northern Nevada will limit the size of destructive rangeland wildfires and protect…

Scientists in southwestern Idaho are experimenting to find out if bacteria can stop an invasive weed that is taking over the West.Cheatgrass gets its name…

Public lands managers have released an outline for creating a decades-long strategy to combat wildfire-prone invasive weeds considered a main threat to…

Ann Kennedy’s bacterial compound is called ACK55, and it has been shown to cut the amount of cheatgrass in half in just a few years.The Department of…

It’s been called “marching grass” and “the scourge of the West,” but most people refer to it as cheatgrass. The honey-colored weed is named for its…