Fire danger beginning to creep higher
The wildfire season has been pretty tranquil in Northeastern Oregon, but Al Crouch and Nathan Goodrich are beginning to detect the potential for boisterous days to come.
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The wildfire season has been pretty tranquil in Northeastern Oregon, but Al Crouch and Nathan Goodrich are beginning to detect the potential for boisterous days to come.
Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing wildfire danger.
Gusty winds fanned the flames of a wildfire that burned about 36,000 acres of grass and sagebrush in northern Malheur County north of Vale on Tuesday, June 28.
Editor's note. This article has been updated since it was first posted at 9:35 p.m. on June 28.
Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing wildfire danger.