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 ...

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 ...

Cheatgrass, sometimes called downy brome, is one of the most invasive weeds in North America. Since it was introduced via Eurasian grain imports in the 1800s, cheatgrass has put down roots in every ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of the six native prairie grouse species in North America, three are extinct or endangered and three more are close behind, ...

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 ...

With the thermometer hovering near zero, looking forward to temperatures sufficient to support plant growth might not be in our planning horizon. However, looking forward to spring and anticipating ...

Reporting from 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.