Post-fire conditions can pose a serious threat with opportunistic annual grasses invading ahead of the native perennial flora. The increase in introduced, annual grasses shift fuel loads and can make fires occur more often than typical.
So, as it were, on the evening of August 22nd 50 people gathered at Sod House Ranch for the annual Malheur After Dark event featuring a night sky with a Black Moon. Attendees of all ages came from as close as the Narrows or Double O Rd and as far flung as Portland and Boise.
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl with big personality and a lifestyle unlike any other North American owl. Instead
