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Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant and Pest Services.

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
See related resource: Data Visualization Tools to explore plant and animal health management data and interactive story maps

Oct 15, 2020
University of Wyoming. Wyoming Public Media.
Images of this year’s most devastating wildfires across the West have shown forests of ponderosa, spruce and lodgepole engulfed in flames. Fires on grasslands and rangelands may not capture as much coverage, but can be just as landscape-altering as forest fires. Plus, they can spread more rapidly, and in some cases, cause more damage than fires in forested areas. Across the West, the increasing prevalence of invasive plants, and the growing influence of climate change, is changing the relationship between vast rangelands, drought, and wildfire.

California Academy of Sciences; National Geographic Society.
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