BLM announces outcome-based grazing projects for 2018
Initiative provides grazing permit holders flexibility in the management of livestock (continue reading)
Competitive Bid Adoption Aims at Changing Wild Horse Management
By Lee Juillerat March 21 2018. Unique effort aims to stem overpopulations of wild horses that damage resources and cause reductions in cattle grazing. A first-ever competitive bid adoption for…
Oregon senators help secure wildfire funding ‘fix’ in federal spending plan
By Kale Williams March 21 2018. The way firefighting in the west is funded will change dramatically following the introduction of a $1.3 trillion federal spending plan that includes a shift in…
In Congress, both parties agree on one public lands bill
Tay Wiles, March 15, 2018 At a time of extraordinary political division, it’s rare that a public lands bill gets sweeping bipartisan support. The bill would permanently reauthorize the Federal…
With growing number of retirement-age employees, Zinke sees chance to replace, relocate jobs west
The Interior Department may quickly become the poster child for a government reorganization and relocation — moving hundreds of federal jobs out of the Washington, D.C. area and to other parts of the…
Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative Defends Chaining As A Vegetation Removal Tool
By Leslie Forero Mar 12, 2018 Life’s good right now if you’re a juniper tree. The climate has been drier and warmer. Fire happens only once in a while. This…
Grazing Lands Focus of Upcoming National Conference
by Rusty Halvorson March 12. 2018 The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NatGLC) will host the 7th National Conference on Grazing Lands Dec. 2-5, 2018, at the Peppermill in Reno, Nev.…
When Scientists Argue
By Kathy Voth / March 12, 2018 About a month ago we ran “What If the U.S. Got Rid of All Livestock?” describing the findings of two scientists, Robin White and…
Nevada Youth Range Camp accepting applications
3/7/2018 | By: Tiffany Kozsan | University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management are now accepting applications for the Nevada Youth Range Camp…
Eastern Oregon scientist receives range management award
By GEORGE PLAVEN Capital Press Published on February 13, 2018 1:14PM Tony Svejcar, of Burns, Ore., has received the 2018 Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Range Management.…