Mastodawn

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/flowers-heated-2c-meadow-climate-crisis-experiment-rocky-mountains-aoe. "At the time [1991], it was believed a #temperature increase could lead to longer, lusher #grasses. But instead of flourishing, the grasses & #wildflowers started to disappear, replaced by #sagebrush. The experimental #meadows morphed into a desert-like #scrubland. Even the #fungi in the #soils were transformed by #heat."

A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an ‘alarming’ view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystems

The Guardian

Thomspson-Nicola area, British Columbia, Canada -
#rangeland #sagebrush #grass #landscape #photography

Great episode!

The Road to nowhere, somewhere in eastern Oregon
#Photography #StormySkies #Sagebrush

Smoky Skies Over Mount Jefferson in the Morning While Boondocking in Central #Oregon
#SilentSunday #HighDesert #Cascades #sagebrush

I was impatient with geology

Field Station
Sofia Fall

🎉 #Utah, land of the #free and home of the fluoride-free, bravely marches forward into the 18th century. 🚰 Who needs modern #dental #health when you've got #essential #oils and sagebrush? 🦷✨
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gmggp2y99o #Fluoride #Sagebrush #HackerNews #ngated

The move has been criticised by experts, who say the mineral helps reduce oral cavities, especially in children.

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Beautiful photograph of trees on sagebrush covered hills and the Teton Range of the Rocky Mountains.

Simulating #sagebrush– #cheatgrass plant community biomass production in the Great Basin using ALMANAC
by Merilynn C. Schantz, James R. Kiniry, Amber S. Williams, Kelly R. Thorp, Beth Newingham, Stuart P. Hardegree, C. Jason Williams, Kirk W. Davies, Roger L. Sheley
https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/csc2.21440 via Crop Science #PlantScience #Model