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Badly managed cattle devastate the most remote public lands-
“Till the cows come home” . . . that phase usually means a long time. That’s how it is on most of public lands of the Western United States. The cattle are put out before the grass and forbs (perennial flowers) are sturdy and ready for [...]
Continue Reading →Last month it was reported that the BLM cancelled a roundup of trespass cattle on the Gold Butte Allotment because they perceived a threat from Cliven Bundy who wrote to the company contracted to roundup and remove the trespass cattle saying “Cliven Bundy will do whatever it takes to protect his property and rights and liberty [...]
Continue Reading →Typical recent rancher activities underscores their extremism-
Recently we reported on Arizona/Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy who thinks he doesn’t have to pay grazing fees because he thinks the federal government does not own the U.S. public lands where his grazing allotment (now rescinded) lies. He threatens force to prevent his illegal cattle from [...]
Continue Reading →Giant wind farm planned for the top of sage grouse-rich plateau is dead-
A couple weeks ago we got word that the China Mountain wind farm project was in trouble when the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ordered two more years of study of it because the area was such important occupied sage grouse [...]
Continue Reading →Numerous wind turbines now erected in Spring Valley, Nevada-
The project to install 66, 275 foot tall wind turbines directly below the heights of Great Basin National Park, Nevada is now well underway as the April 22, 2012 photo shows. Nevada’s first wind farm, which will disturb almost 15 square miles, was approved by the [...]
Continue Reading →Even after 18 years, the Nevada BLM won’t round up trespassing cattle citing “safety concerns”. I’ve seen the lack of enforcement of rangeland standards on many occasions but when faced with even the most egregious lawlessness, the BLM does nothing. The lawlessness of public lands ranching is displayed in its full grandeur and leaves [...]
Continue Reading →Candidates use that word, “public lands” because they can’t say they “have no use for national forests, national parks, or national wildlife refuges’
Most westerners love the public lands of the United States and most of the outdoor recreation that does not use special facilities like stadiums takes place on them. Romney and Santorum, [...]
Continue Reading →If you listened to President Obama’s State of the Union Address you may have noticed that the President had some things to say about how this administration values public land:
[...] I’m directing my administration to allow the development of clean energy on enough public lands to power 3 million homes.
For groups working to [...]
Continue Reading →The effort to list the Greater Sage-grouse via the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been an uphill battle. However, even as the end-game has yet to be realized, the effort itself has been remarkably successful at prompting bureaucratic backflips and a whole lot of paper-shuffling to accommodate consideration of the species. Unfortunately, many of the existing and developing [...]
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