Tactics to reduce invasive grasses include applying adaptive herbicide, aerial and ground seedings of perennial plants and livestock grazing management. (Charles Morton, Bureau of Land Management)
The National Fish and WIldlife Foundation has awarded over $400,000 to conservation nonprofits Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to reduce invasive grasses and improve rangeland and wildlife habitat across Idaho.
The funds will support the Idaho Cheatgrass Challenge Team , a group of federal, state and private land managers formed in 2019 to address the threat of invasive grasses in rangelands. The team aims to treat 21,000 acres using the grant, according to a press release from the nonprofits.
To date, the program has treated nearly 50,000 of public and private lands in Idaho. Tactics to reduce invasive grasses include applying adaptive herbicide, aerial and ground seedings of perennial plants and livestock grazing management. Restoring these acres will increase available wildlife habitat, livestock grazing and biodiversity, according to the release.