Results for keyword: public lands
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For sale: Your local ranger station?
Facing severe budget cuts, the Forest Service is selling off property, and considering closing some recreation sites it considers too expensive to maintain
by Michael Milstein, May 30, 2005 -
Grazing buyouts help land and ranchers
Some Western ranchers, fed up with economic problems and other conflicts, are handing over their grazing allotments to conservation groups in exchange for a healthy check
by Paul Larmer, Apr 04, 2005 -
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 -
Montana tells the federal government to butt out
The writer hails Montana's Legislature as it rebukes the federal government over access fees on public lands and the Patriot Act
by George Ochenski, Mar 28, 2005 -
It's the West's turn to call the shots
The neglected, underestimated Interior West might plant the seeds of change for the current American empire
by Ed Marston, Jan 24, 2005 -
The road to nowhere
Utah’s attempt to take over backcountry roads begins to unravel, largely because of problems stirred up by the attempt to claim the remote Weiss Highway in Juab County as an R.S. 2477 road
by Tim Westby, Dec 20, 2004 -
Where do we go from here? Taking the West Forward
HCN lays out the West's 10 most critical issues and the paths toward positive results on everything from energy development and drought to federal agency practices and endangered species.
by Staff, Dec 06, 2004 -
Public lands lifeline
Mining claims, hardrock mining, public lands, Environmental Working Group, Western Mining Action Project, Roger Flynn, National Mining Association, Luke Popovich
by Jodi Peterson, Aug 30, 2004 -
Mining research tool debuts on Web
The Environmental Working Group has a new Web site, "Who owns the West," which gives users a comprehensive look at mining claims on public lands
by Dan Wilcock, Aug 30, 2004 -
Interior encourages BLM land sales
Assistant Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett wants Congress to give the Bureau of Land Management increased incentive to sell off more public lands
by Zachary Smith, Aug 30, 2004
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