Produced by Audubon, this video shows the importance of the sagebrush ecosystem and the threat of cheatgrass. | Bureau of Land Management - Wyoming

Cheatgrass fuels bigger, earlier wildfires — and is now more widespread in Eagle County after 3 wet years

Bromus tectorum, known as downy brome, drooping brome or cheatgrass, is winter annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia, and northern Africa, but has become invasive in many other areas.