Results for keyword: grazing permits
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Surprises flow from Ruby Pipeline
A conservation fund provided by an energy company enrages ranchers across Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
by Emilene Ostlind, Aug 22, 2010 -
Ranchers now have a way out
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act will make it easier for ranchers to voluntarily retire grazing permits on certain public lands.
by Mark Salvo and Andy Kerr, Apr 09, 2009 -
Loosening the grazing knot
A showdown in Idaho pits bighorn sheep lovers against longtime sheep ranchers, but if people are willing to work together, this grazing knot can be untied.
by Paul Larmer, Oct 01, 2007 -
Free range
The Bureau of Land Management exempts grazing permit renewals and other activities from environmental oversight.
by B. Christine Hoekenga, Sep 07, 2007 -
There was no green in this Rainbow gathering
A rancher whose grazing permit in Colorado’s Routt National Forest was usurped by this year’s Rainbow Family gathering decries the environmental damage left in its wake
by Sharon Salisbury O'Toole, Aug 07, 2006 -
BLM rolls back environmental review
The BLM adds 11 new categorical exclusions to the National Environmental Policy Act that will make it easier for salvage logging, grazing and energy exploration
by Brett Wilkison, Feb 20, 2006 -
The Big Buyout
Tough economics, drought, and increasing clashes with other public-lands users are leading some ranchers to consider taking the "golden saddle" – a check from conservationists in exchange for their grazing permits
by April Reese, Apr 04, 2005 -
Rollbacks on the range
The Bureau of Land Management plans to revise its Clinton-era grazing regulations, and critics say the changes will let ranchers ride roughshod over the public lands
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 16, 2004






