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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s that grass with the seeds that get caught in your shoes and socks when you go hiking. Cheatgrass (aka downy brome Bromus tectorum, Japanese brome Bromus japonicus) is a winter annual List C ...

In Rabbit Valley near the Colorado-Utah border, some signs indicate that aster could stymie the dominance of the invasive species Cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum, is an invading species that now dominates ...

Western land managers may have a new weapon in their frustrating – and so far losing – battle against invasive cheatgrass. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says early field tests of naturally ...

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 ...