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Burned and invaded landscape in Wyoming

Detailed Description

This landscape south of Rock Springs, Wyoming was burned and subsequently invaded by cheatgrass. Cheatgrass has a short growing season and leaves behind mats of dry, dead material that serves as wildfire fuel--contributing to a cycle of more frequent and larger wildfires and more plant invasions.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Photo by Toby Maxwell, USGS

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