The Southwest Should Get Us Started, And The Great Basin Will Keep Us Busy.

Looks like a desert season in Region 4.

The amount of grass and sagebrush growth throughout the deserts in the Western United States has been substantial. As El Nino weakens in the Pacific, drier air masses will spread across places like Utah, Nevada, and the southern half of Idaho, quickly drying out these fine fuels that have prospered with heavy winter precip. On top of that, last year, th…