Managing the Range
East of Ten Sleep on U.S. Highway 16

In the summer, domestic sheep and cattle graze the rangelands of the Bighorn National Forest. These rangelands are the vast, grassy hillsides and sagebrush-covered valleys that dominate the plateau of the Big Horn Mountains. Without the natural control of wild fire, sagebrush will spread, killing the grasses, and reducing the rangeland for livestock and wildlife. Today, the Forest Service is trying to restore the balance of sagebrush and grass by the use of controlled burns.