January 3, 2017 The legal basis for why Western ranchers own and do not rent their allotments From Preference Rights to Grazing Allotments: Why Ranchers Own their Allotments By Angus McIntosh PhD Director Natural Resource Law & Policy Research Land and…
December 27, 2016 Oregon: Grant County supervisor, judge block citizen input in forest stewardship While the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge grabbed the world’s attention, a quieter struggle over federal lands is being waged by…
December 15, 2016 Six Western counties take Obama to court over exclusionary BLM planning rule The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Utah, involves Kane County, Big Horn County, Wyo.; Chaves County, New Mexico; Custer County,…
November 10, 2016 Bears Ears will not be protected by overrunning it with tourism Though it aims to protect sacred space and preserve archaeological sites, a monument would actually tame the wild, overrun the spiritual, enforce webs of…
November 2, 2016 What’s behind flaring land disputes in the West? Despite all the media attention on the trial, many have overlooked the underlying issues that make federal lands so contentious in the first place….
October 14, 2016 GAO: Grazing conflicts often the result of poor management In a new report, the Government Accountability Office criticizes public lands agencies for poor management of grazing permits. The watchdog says conflicts and armed…
October 11, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 2 Grazing rights are inherently tenuous because agencies continually reallocate rangeland resources and adjust grazing privileges to meet changing political conditions. Moreover, without the right…
October 10, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 1 In January 2016, an armed militia group seized control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon. Their goal: to protest federal control…
October 6, 2016 American Bison: A Reversal of Fortune Once the bison’s value as an ecological curiosity increased, efforts to preserve the species became successful. Today, there are numerous bison ranches, some of…
September 16, 2016 Montana lawmakers suggest tribal hunts for growing Yellowstone bison herds Montana lawmakers push for tribal bison hunts in Yellowstone By MATTHEW BROWN from Capital Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana legislative committee that…
