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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Invasive grasses, such as cheatgrass and medusahead</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">are
one of the most significant stressors to rangeland ecosystems in the western U.S.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Their
expansion and dominance across this area are damaging the ecosystem of this iconic landscape. Cheatgrass originated in Europe or Eurasia and medusahead in the Mediterranean region. Both were introduced to the U.S. in the mid- to late-1800's as a contaminant
in seed and straw. Both species germinate in the fall and early spring, grow rapidly and in high numbers making them highly competitive with native species. </span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">USGS scientists and partners have and continue to develop a wide variety of tools and systems, and answer questions that help tribal, federal,
state, industry, and private land managers design and implement sustainable rangeland practices along with effective restoration and rehabilitation projects. Studies focus on finding ways to control cheatgrass and medusahead through use of herbicides, soil
bacteria, and targeted grazing. For more, visit:</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fresc/science/cheatgrass-and-medusahead?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fresc/science/cheatgrass-and-medusahead?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects</span></a><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
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