Cheatgrass (tan-colored in this photo) is an exotic invasive grass that is highly flammable, contrIbuting to catastrophic fires that also wipe out sagebrush and sagegrouse habitat. Preventing its spread is key.Exotic grasses and weeds spell trouble for sage grouse and healthy sagebrush and grassland country. Cheatgrass is particularly problematic- a non-native grass that spreads easily, dries out early in the season and can lead to hot, big fires that kill sagebrush. The best practice is to keep rangelands as healthy as possible to prevent cheatgrass spread to the point it's extremely difficult to control.
