Heading west from Reno to Lake Tahoe we stopped by the Fire Department on Mount Rose Highway to visit a stunted cell phone tower-tree. The firefighter on duty left his dinner on the stove long enough to talk to us about the invasion of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the local foothills.
The firefighter also showed us the devastating effect hard winds have on the cell phone tower-tree branches. Apparently, the epoxy resin branches can break off like the branches on living trees. We were told that a company will come out and replace the broken branches, but we liked the realistic effect of a branch lying on the ground beneath the tower-tree.
Discussing the cheatgrass, sagebrush and sage grouse saga
Visiting a Stunted Cell Tower-Tree
Seed Tower-Tree, Do Not Fall
