Saving Sage Grouse: SLT editorial
Leading Utah newspaper praises Western Watershed’s massive lawsuit-
Saving sage grouse. Judge is right to allow lawsuit. Tribune Editorial

Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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This is a complicated story but I really think people need to be watching it because it is very important.
Yes,
The resolution of the sage grouse issue will have consequences that reach much farther than bison in Yellowstone or restoration of the wolves. It is not just about a bird that struts.
The editorial pics up on the implications well. The prtoection of sage grouse could be a watershed moment in western public lands and environment issues – it is already redefining land use priorities and has spurred an upheaval among oil & gas barons, livestock barons, energy barons, and the ATV ‘tear it up’ crowd. We truely get to see and be a part of a fundamental shift in public lands managent – the building blocks of a new land ethic.