27K views · 469 reactions | On this day in 1872, Major John Green sent troops to the border of northern California and southern Oregon, the homeland of the Modoc people, to move them to a reservation “by force if necessary.” Fighting broke out almost immediately. It was the start of the 8-month Modoc war. To learn more, watch this clip from Aerial America: Northern California. https://bit.ly/3a2lCVZ | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

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

‪Save the Date! BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program adoption at Colusa County Fairgrounds on May 5-7 for mares, yearlings, geldings and filly's from U.S. Forest Service-Modoc National Forest Devil's Garden Territory and Bureau of Land Management - Nevada Owyhee Herd Management Area. 🐴‬ See full adoption schedule → on.doi.gov/2iByqXD | Bureau of Land Management - California