Slickspot peppergrass

By On January 3, 2007 · 1 Comment · In Grazing and Livestock, Public Lands, Wildlife Habitat

“KT” has posted several times about slickspot peppergrass. I suppose some politicians guffaw when it is mentioned (names that sound unusual are not worth conserving, I suppose).

Today the Western Watersheds Project website put up a good photo essay on slickspot peppergrass and the way the BLM lets it get ruined.

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Ralph Maughan

Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project and the creator of The Wildlife News.

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One Response to Slickspot peppergrass

  1. avatar Alan Gregory says:
    January 4, 2007 at 7:42 am

    Good photo essay. Note the hammered look of the land around the watering trough.

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