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Livestock Grazing Impacts To Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
Lowery Ruins, part of the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument. Photo George Wuerthner Livestock grazing threatens the integrity of Colorado’s Canyon of the Ancients National Monument. Located in...
View ArticleJudge stops the BLM from increasing grazing in Idaho’s wild Owyhee country
A BLM (U.S. Bureau of Land Management) decision to allow livestock grazing to grow up to three times in the Owyhee Country of southwest Idaho has been blocked for now by a Dept. of Interior judge....
View ArticleWelfare Ranching – The Subsidized Destruction of the American West Now...
The seminal work on public lands livestock grazing and its web of impacts, Welfare Ranching - The Subsidized Destruction of the American West is now available for download.
View ArticleWITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, PRESERVATIONISTS DON’T NEED ENEMIES (Feral Horses...
On April 24th, 2024, the Vermont Law and Graduate School and Wild Horse Fire Brigade sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) District office in Medford, Oregon, proposing a collaboration...
View ArticleBOSH Project Destroys Tens of Thousands Acres of Juniper
The BOSH project in southern Idaho ultimately plans to destroy tens of thousands of acres of juniper woodlands on BLM lands. BOSH stands for Bruneau-Owyhee Sagebrush Habitat Project. The advocates of...
View ArticleYellowstone Bison Plan Favors Tribal Culture Over Preserving Wild Bison
Yellowstone National Park recently released its Final Bison Management Plan. It arbitrarily limits bison numbers through tribal hunting outside of the park and the transfer of public Yellowstone bison...
View ArticleCows In A National Park? How Can That Be?
Cattle grazing, a practice that dates back to the creation of Grand Teton National Park and is also observed in a dozen other parks, is a part of the park’s historical legacy. However, that legacy is...
View ArticleHow To Reduce Fire Fighting Costs
A recent paper from the Forest Service predicts higher costs for fire fighting. The title: Economic Risks: Forest Service Estimates Costs of Fighting Wildfires in a Hotter Future. The Climate Financial...
View ArticleTribal Co-Managment of Federal Lands– A Questionable Proposal.
The federal agencies including the National Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service have all been directed to find ways to engage tribal people...
View ArticleQuestions About Jemez Pueblo Lawsuit at Valles Caldera Preserve, New Mexico
Below is a news item from Caldera Action, an advocacy group for the Valles Caldera Preserve in New Mexico. The Jemez Pueblo won a lawsuit that, among other things, gives them “aboriginal title” to a...
View ArticleConservation Efforts In The Trump Era
After Donald Trump’s election, many wildlands advocates have become depressed and disheartened and feel that conservation efforts are over. The Trump administration will no doubt try to eliminate,...
View ArticleComb 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...
View ArticleDoes 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...
View ArticleLast 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...
View ArticleUSGS 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,...
View ArticleBighorn 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleCash 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...
View ArticlePublic 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 ArticleNorthern 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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