January 11, 2018 Flashback: Ammon Bundy explains video of BLM agents burning private ranches In this video, which was taken in the summer of 2015, less than two weeks after the Hammonds were sentenced to prison for ‘arson,’…
October 3, 2017 Sage grouse need ranchers for survival, not more regulations Private landowners are key to sage-grouse conservation because they own almost all of the wetland habitat the species depends on, and they are by…
September 20, 2017 Privately owned farms, ranches, forests are ‘cornerstones’ of conservation Privately owned farms, ranches, and forests, collectively known as working lands, are the cornerstones on which our nation was built. These lands not only…
August 19, 2017 Mining Rights group asks officials to look into USFS bullying, fraud [paypal_donation_button] The entire premise of Ms. Probert’s restricting the dredges on that river are based on a forged letter, as stated on the record…
July 17, 2017 ‘Authoritarian’ overreach one reason for land management agencies shakeup It is a perennial issue in the West, because access to national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, and BLM land sometimes requires crossing private land….
July 5, 2017 Part III: Dassinger Ranch prosecution a test case for animal rights extremists The Deputy made comments about dead animals on the property. Gary’s daughter replied that if they had actually done an investigation and asked her…
June 25, 2017 SCOTUS rules landowners have no recourse when government regs undermine property values “Put simply, today’s decision knocks the definition of ‘private property’ loose from its foundation on stable state law rules,” Roberts wrote. The ruling “compromises…
June 13, 2017 Government forces Oregon couple to destroy private pond for ‘harboring rainwater’ In an effort to prove the pond is legitimate and to persuade county government to allow it to remain on the property, the couple…
March 30, 2017 Kansas Natural Resources Coalition: Property rights powerhouse from the Heartland Although KNRC’s roots are in Kansas–the middle of America both literally and figuratively–they hope to have impact far beyond the geographical Heartland. Having recently expanded their…
March 28, 2017 Property rights hang in the balance in Wisconsin riverfront parcels taking case …when the Murr children approached St. Croix County in 2004 to sell the vacant lot to finance improvements at their parents’ cabin, they were…
