The Six Mile North drainage is currently vacant, but the FS proposes grazing the allotment. It was burned by the Emigrant Fire but grasslands are robust. Photo by George […]
Federal Grazing Fees – The Hidden Subsidy
The following is a guest post by David Parsons, Wildlife Biologist with Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute I’m writing in response to Greta Anderson’s 11/23/20 post titled “What does […]
Indigenous Burning Myths and Realities
Prescribed burning by Forest Service. Photo by George Wuerthner There has been a spate of articles in various newspapers and magazines asserting that if the Forest Service were following burning […]
What does coexistence with large carnivores actually mean?
In Mexican wolf country, ranchers and agencies bandy about the word ‘coexistence’ as if it means an end to conflict between humans and lobos. If only that were true, and […]
Ag is the Biggest Threat to Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Most land trusts and many conservation groups frequently ignore the impacts of Agriculture and focus on urbanization and sprawl as the main threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. A good example […]
Why red states want to seize control of the Endangered Species Act
In September, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, testifying on behalf of Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso’s latest bill to gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA) peddled the fake-news narrative that the ESA […]
30 by 30 and NREPA
With the election of Joe Biden, we have a leader who recognizes that we need to use science to effectively deal with the threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. […]
How Livestock Impacts Ecosystems
Cattle grazing Grand Staircase Escalante NM, Utah. Photo by George Wuerthner Livestock production is one of the most ubiquitous human activities around the globe. It is particularly detrimental to arid […]