From Barren Land to Buzzing Life
Twenty years ago, Nighthawk was a denuded rangeland overgrown with invasive thistle. Careful grazing can actually help grasslands recover. After all, grazing animals and grassland co-evolved. After 20 years, forbs are now restoring their place in the landscape, including an undergrowth of an edible species of lomatium. The spring dandelion bloom welcomes bumblebees emerging from hibernation.