Millions of state and federal dollars are going to a project to reforest Colorado lands that were devastated by wildfires.

The NASA satellite image shows rust-red rock formations in Wyoming—evidence of 220-million-year-old 'megamonsoons'.

This effort aims to stabilize the landscape, limit the spread of invasive species like cheatgrass and reestablish key vegetation communities.

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