All the early western stockman wanted from the federal government in Washington DC was the free use of public lands, high tariffs on any meat coming from outside, the building […]
Federal Court Smacks Down Bundy Land-Seizure Theories
On February 27th, Judge Gloria Navarro of the U.S. District Court of Nevada handed down a ruling with major implications for Cliven Bundy and his allies in the land-seizure movement. […]
Privatized or Not, Public Lands Will Suffer Under Trump
The straw-grasping began almost as soon as the shock wore off. Conservationists began searching for a sign that Donald Trump might care about something other than money and winning. They […]
Malheur and beyond
It’s been a month-and-a-half since occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon ended. Most of the Malheur occupiers and many of those who planned and directed the […]
Ted Cruz tells Idahoans federal lands belong to the states or (mostly) private
Texas right wing religious nut in Idaho to scam delegates- Ted Cruz, the most immoderate person running for President, is in Idaho stumping for Republican delegates to be chosen in […]
Efforts to sell or give away federal public lands is a freedom issue
Privatization or transfer to states would be a massive loss of personal freedom- In politics, it is common to hear that adoption of this or that policy would be a […]
Legislative moves to give public lands to the states advance despite little evidence of public support
Montana is the exception by killing bill to create a land transfer task force- All of the Western states now entertain bills to take the public lands from the United States […]
Supporting Bison Quarantine Betrays Commitment to Wildlife Defense
In a recent blog post, Defenders of Wildlife is grossly misleading the public claiming that they have “saved the last wild bison” by participating in and supporting the quarantine of […]