Sagebrush ecosystems provide crucial habitat for many species of wildlife. But in some areas, like the often arid Modoc National Forest in northeastern California, an invasion of juniper trees and shrubs combined with decades of fire suppression not only choked out historic stretches of sagebrush but greatly inhibits the growth of perennial grasses and forbes. And that’s bad news for elk, mule deer, pronghorn and other forms of bird and mammal life. So in 2018, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Meet the Devil's Garden boys!In 2018, the U.S. Forest Service captured 932 wild horses from California’s last remaining large herd at the Devil’s Garden Plateau Wild Horse Territory in Modoc National Forest near Alturas, Calif.About 300 older horses ages 10 years and older – including mature stallions and pregnant mares – were placed in jeopardy of being sold to kill-buyers who would transport them to Mexico or Canada for slaughter.RTF joined other advocates in filing a lawsuit seeking to stop t