Active forest management on private timberland just west of Chester, CA which was overrun by the Dixie Fire. Photo George Wuerthner There has been a spate of pronouncements from politicians […]
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Proposes to Sell Out Wildlife During Drought
Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area is one of the places MDFWP proposes “emergency livestock grazing.” The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP) announced that due to the extreme […]
Why regenerative farming works and regenerative ranching fails
“Regenerative agriculture” is a trending concept these days. But what does it mean? The buzzword “regenerative” gets bandied about by all sorts of agricultural operations, lobby groups, and would-be thought […]
BTNF Plans To Expand Livestock Grazing In Upper Green River Vacant Allotments.
The Upper Green River Valley and Wind River Range from the Elk Ridge grazing complex in the Gros Ventre Range. Photo George Wuerthner. In a breach of trust and faith, […]
Open Letter: Cliven Bundy’s chronic trespass grazing must end and how to do it
A letter from Richard Spotts, retired Bureau of Land Management employee RE: Cliven Bundy’s chronic trespass grazing must end and how to do it Dear Secretary Haaland and other DOI […]
SONORAN DESERT NATIONAL MONUMENT LIVESTOCK ABUSE
The Sonoran Desert National Monument was designated in 2001, but livestock grazing persisted until 2015. Now the BLM wants to restock a portion of this national monument. Photo George Wuerthner […]
Cowpies and potshards and an abdication of responsibility in Arizona
The Sonoran Desert National Monument was established in 2001 with very specific terms about how grazing should be managed on these lands. The Proclamation basically said that grazing should be […]
Who’s afraid of the big [actually little] bad [how’s that?] wolf [pups]?
The Catron County fearmongers are at it again, complaining to the State Land Commissioner of New Mexico that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s cross-fostering of wolf pups somehow puts […]