[imgbelt img=tumbleweed-rolling-320.jpg]The signature plant of every American Western actually stole onto this continent in a sack of flaxseed a century ago. Tumbleweeds have been rolling ever since.

Russian thistle – or tumbleweed – rides fall and winter winds across fields and roadways, causing driving hazards for motorists and accumulating along tree rows, fencelines and other structures.

A local photographer spent seven years chasing tumbleweeds through rural communities, laboratories, and pop culture—all on a quest to understand one of the West’s most humble, sometimes ...

An advocate of direct seeding and no-till farming hopes Northeastern Oregon wheat growers don’t give up the practice in wake of news that patches of Russian thistle, or tumbleweed, have developed ...

Q. Humans are held responsible for declines and extinctions of many plants and animals. Today’s “successful” conservation efforts are often programs designed to aid in the recovery of species we have ...