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Time To Create A Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem National Park

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a global treasure. It is one of the largest ecologically functioning temperature zone landscapes in the world. Yellowstone National Park is the central feature of...

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Flawed Study Minimizes Harm to Sage Grouse from Livestock Grazing

Numerous headlines on Ag network media are championing a new University of Idaho study that alleges that livestock grazing does not harm sage grouse, a proposed endangered species. Across the range of...

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Public Lands Welfare Ranchers Again Subsidized By Taxpayers

Livestock are grazed on all federal lands, including national parks and wildlife refuges. Still, most livestock grazing occurs on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US...

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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Reintroduced

The Beartooth Mountains contain some of the most extensive alpine terrain in the Rockies. Photo by George Wuerthner The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) is the most comprehensive and...

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Public Lands Are Part Of Our Nation’s Inheritance

America’s public lands are one of the Nation’s most outstanding achievements. Public lands are part of every citizen’s heritage and an essential part of the national inheritance. It is especially vital...

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Cash Cows – Now Available Again

Thanks to the work of Karen Klitz, we have been able to obtain a reprint of Cash Cows – Taxes Support a Wild West holdover that enriches ranchers and degrades the land. This expose was one of the only...

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Why Tribal Co-Management Is A Threat to Our Public Lands

Given the wrecking ball the Trump administration is taking to our public lands and public values, it might seem trivial to worry about tribal co-management. Our public lands are among the most...

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Bighorn Sheep vs. Domestic Sheep

As many of you know, domestic sheep are the primary impediment to bighorn sheep recovery because the domestic sheep transmit disease to the bighorn sheep. PBS did a decent video on the issue: What the...

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USGS Webinar Series on Sagebrush Ecosystem and Rangeland Fire Science

For sagebrush and science geeks, USGS is hosting a series of webinars on sagebrush issues starting at the end of January Dates and Topics: 1/30 – Greater sage-grouse  2/6 – Invasive species,...

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Last Stand for Headwater Lahontan Cutthroat Trout – Part 2

Part 2 – Enforcement Why are Lahontan cutthroat trout populations still declining 50 years after being listed as a Threatened Species? Here are some points to consider. Agencies and Organizations...

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Public Lands Welfare Ranchers Again Subsidized By Taxpayers

Livestock are grazed on all federal lands, including national parks and wildlife refuges. Still, most livestock grazing occurs on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US...

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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Reintroduced

The Beartooth Mountains contain some of the most extensive alpine terrain in the Rockies. Photo by George Wuerthner The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) is the most comprehensive and...

View Article

Public Lands Are Part Of Our Nation’s Inheritance

America’s public lands are one of the Nation’s most outstanding achievements. Public lands are part of every citizen’s heritage and an essential part of the national inheritance. It is especially vital...

View Article


Cash Cows – Now Available Again

Thanks to the work of Karen Klitz, we have been able to obtain a reprint of Cash Cows – Taxes Support a Wild West holdover that enriches ranchers and degrades the land. This expose was one of the only...

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Why Tribal Co-Management Is A Threat to Our Public Lands

Given the wrecking ball the Trump administration is taking to our public lands and public values, it might seem trivial to worry about tribal co-management. Our public lands are among the most...

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Bighorn Sheep vs. Domestic Sheep

As many of you know, domestic sheep are the primary impediment to bighorn sheep recovery because the domestic sheep transmit disease to the bighorn sheep. PBS did a decent video on the issue: What the...

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USGS Webinar Series on Sagebrush Ecosystem and Rangeland Fire Science

For sagebrush and science geeks, USGS is hosting a series of webinars on sagebrush issues starting at the end of January Dates and Topics: 1/30 – Greater sage-grouse  2/6 – Invasive species,...

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Last Stand for Headwater Lahontan Cutthroat Trout – Part 2

Part 2 – Enforcement Why are Lahontan cutthroat trout populations still declining 50 years after being listed as a Threatened Species? Here are some points to consider. Agencies and Organizations...

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Does Juniper Cause Grasses To Disappear?

One of the common myths perpetuated by the livestock industry is that fire supression has allowed juniper to increase across the West, though under natural conditions juniper has long fire rotations of...

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Comb Wash – Check It Out Before A Quarter of a Century of Recovery is Destroyed

The Comb Wash allotment and the adjacent Cottonwood allotment within what, at the time of this writing, is still within the Bear’s Ears National Monument features prominently within the annals of...

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