In the late 1800s, in what is now Grand Teton National Park, homesteaders converted native sagebrush grasslands into hayfields to feed their livestock year-round. A non-native perennial grass called the smooth brome was planted; it grew in the region’s short, cool seasons. Eventually, the agricultural field covered roughly 4,500 acres and became known as the Kelly Hayfields.
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