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Cheatgrass and sagebrush shrubs in Wyoming

By Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
green sagebrush shrubs with brown grass in between
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This site south of Rock Springs in Wyoming was not burned but cheatgrass has invaded the space between sagebrush shrubs. 

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Photo by Toby Maxwell, USGS

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