![]() The plot was originally covered in sagebrush, but homesteaders removed the native plants in the late 1800s and planted non-native pasture grasses in their place to create hay fields for cattle to graze in. ![]() However, on this early October day, the land was empty. The 95-acre site, known as Antelope Flats, is a bottleneck for mule deer, elk and pronghorn, which all funnel through from the Gros Ventre Wilderness during their regular migrations. On a sunny, windy fall day in Grand Teton National Park, the mountains loomed over a plot of flat valley land in the park’s southern section near Mormon Row. A new report shows that Wyoming is home to the largest intact sagebrush habitat in the West.
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