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Latest Grazing NewsOctober 1, 2007 Sheep v. SheepBighorn sheep and longtime sheep ranchers face off in Hells Canyon, where a legal battle over public-lands grazing could cause ripples across the West. October 1, 2007 Loosening the grazing knotA 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. September 7, 2007 Free rangeThe Bureau of Land Management exempts grazing permit renewals and other activities from environmental oversight. February 19, 2007 Two weeks in the WestForest Service faces budget cuts; Rural Schools Act dies; local governments may have to pay more firefighting costs; user fees upheld; grazing fees go down; Klamath dams may fall; livestock killed by wolves, and wolves killed; and UFOs in the West. October 30, 2006 Two weeks in the WestEPA tightens standards on soot exposure; New Mexico land commissioner candidates clash; enviros can buy grazing permits in Utah; trailers are trashed to make room for luxury homes; SunEdison will build largest solar plant in the U.S. in Colorado’s San Lui August 7, 2006 There was no green in this Rainbow gatheringA 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 July 3, 2006 Rainbow Gathering lacks one color — greenThe writer gives an eye-witness account of how her sheep-grazing allotment became home to thousands of Rainbow folks February 20, 2006 The Latest BounceGrazing fees to be cut; Russian drill rigs coming to Colorado; new power plant on Navajo Nation gets big tax break; Washington may become sixth Western state with renewable energy standards February 20, 2006 BLM rolls back environmental reviewThe BLM adds 11 new categorical exclusions to the National Environmental Policy Act that will make it easier for salvage logging, grazing and energy exploration November 28, 2005 The Latest BounceRichard Pombo wants new offshore drilling; Nevada gold mines spew mercury across West; grazing fees don’t pay for program; judge slams Forest Service over refusal to look at environmental impacts of fire retardant November 28, 2005 Trouble on the Valles CalderaThe Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico was supposed to be a grand experiment in collaborative management, but the current board’s push to expand grazing and curtail public input has led to clashes with local environmentalists October 3, 2005 Strange bedfellows make a grazing deal in IdahoAnti-grazing activist Jon Marvel makes a deal with ranching magnate J.R. Simplot, allowing cattle to continue to graze on federal land in Idaho September 19, 2005 The Latest BounceForest Service accidentally cuts a designated botanical area in southwest Oregon; California, New Mexico and Oregon sue Bush administration over repeal of Roadless Rule; Utah won’t let group test Great Salt Lake fish for mercury; BLM admits grazing regs n September 5, 2005 Rangeland RevivalThe Quivira Coalition wants to bring peace and prosperity to the West’s public grazing lands, but some critics question whether the collaboration-based group can accomplish its goals September 5, 2005 Science: The chink in Quivira's armorThe Quivira Coalition has a lot of anecdotal evidence supporting its claim that its grazing methods work, but hard, independent science on the topic is much harder to find July 25, 2005 New grazing rules ride on doctored scienceThe Bureau of Land Management rewrote a scientific report critical of its new grazing rules, and two veteran scientists have quit the agency in protest April 25, 2005 Grazing buyouts help land and ranchersThe writer praises grazing buyouts as a way to help land and ranchers April 4, 2005 The Big BuyoutTough 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 April 4, 2005 Grazing buyouts help land and ranchersSome 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 April 4, 2005 Buyouts by the numbersThe various grazing buyout proposals offer different amounts to ranchers in exchange for retiring their grazing permits Click for more stories about Grazing.
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