Sage+skeleton

scraggly branches twisted amidst a forest of tall conifer trees

Photo By/Credit

Megan McGrath/IWJV

Date Shot/Created

09/20/2023

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The skeleton of a long-dead sagebrush stands amidst a conifer woodland in Beaverhead County, southwest Montana. Though this woodland appears old, it has overtaken sagebrush rangeland within the past 50 years, crowding out perennial shrubland vegetation.

Subject tags

Fire management

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