1.   Cheat grass provides sparse pasture for spring grazing, then quickly turns brown and lifeless in early summer -- tinder for the first bolt of lightning or careless camper.

2.   In some cases, new grass will replace cheat grass that found its way into Nevada around the turn of the century as inexpensive filler in packing crates.

3.   Through the Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation plan, the Fish and Wildlife Service is working to control invader species such as cheat grass by chemical and mechanical means.

4.   While the goal is total eradication, cheat grass, much like tumbleweeds, was already well-established before the fire.