A Sea Of Sagebrush Disappears, Making Way For Fire-Prone Cheatgrass

May 30, 2019
Jon Griggs has been ranching in northern Nevada for more than 30 years. Fires have always been a part of this landscape, he says, but in the past 20 years he

In the past two years more than 800,000 acres in Northern Nevada have burned. The traditional sagebrush rangeland is being replaced by cheatgrass that burns hotter and more frequently.

(Image credit: Ashley Ahearn for NPR)



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