As many Wyoming residents know firsthand, introduction of invasive weed species, such as cheatgrass, medusahead and Palmer ...

The scientists identified pastures with areas of cheatgrass intermixed with native plant communities and grazed them with ...

Other areas less affected by wildfire showed greater vibrancy and color because the native plants still thrived there, said Wilson. “Unfortunately, what happens is the cheatgrass will come back ...

Of the 10 weeds included in the study, cheatgrass poses the most economically damaging current and future threat ... the pilot study also estimated the “ripple effects” of lost agricultural rent.