Federal control of public lands is harming Utah’s environment
Redge Johnson: Let Utah manage public lands the right way Heavy-handed federal regulation of Utah’s public lands just make things worse. Editorial by Redge Johnson for the Salt Lake Tribune Although native aspen forests are declining throughout the western United States, you wouldn’t know it if you visited Utah’s MonroeContinue Reading
Western lawmakers offer management-based alternative to Biden’s massive “30 x 30” land grab
GOP lawmakers offer an alternative to 30×30 plan Report called a ‘commonsense approach’ by Charles Wallace for Western Livestock Journal As an alternative to President Joe Biden’s 30×30 plan, the Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses unveiled a report supporting a holistic approach for locally led conservation, active land and waterContinue Reading
Mixed grazing, prescribed burns employed to save the Great Plains
Saving the Great Plains with prescribed fire, mixed grazing The Prairie Project focuses on research, extension and education by Adam Russell for AgriLife Today Rangelands in the Great Plains, and the ranchers who depend on them, are losing battles against an invasion of brush and shrubs on historical grasslands. RanchersContinue Reading
Nevada Press Association honors RANGE with esteemed “Freedom of the Press” award
RANGE’s Fearless Journalism Shines post by M. Haun Modern journalism has been tainted by the proliferation of “fake news,” facilitated by much of mainstream media and big tech. We’ve all seen it. Narratives constructed to achieve a political end, and all their salacious and false component parts. Consumers of media;Continue Reading
Bay Area “shaman” forestry student arrested for starting California’s Fawn Fire
by Charlotte Mitchell and James Gordon for The Daily Mail Forestry student-turned-shaman, 30, faces nine years in jail for ‘starting California’s Fawn Fire’ that has burned 8,500 acres and destroyed 41 homes: DA suspects she could be ‘serial arsonist’ Alexandra Souverneva, 30, of Palo Alto, has been charged with felonyContinue Reading
Another western governor pushes to get grizzlies off endangered list
By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily Gordon Optimistic Grizzlies Will Be Removed From Endangered Species Act Wyoming will try once again to gain the authority to manage the grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Gov. Mark Gordon said Thursday he is confident the federal government will side withContinue Reading
The terrible financial and personal costs of wolf predation
WOLF NECROPSY Introduction by Editor This compelling video begins with the necropsy of a cow killed by wolves. Filled with facts about the impact of swelling wolf populations in Mountain West states, this video is both alarming, and an excellent resource for educating those who have been misled to believeContinue Reading
Federal judge kills President Trump’s WOTUS reforms, clarifications
Opinion: Muddying the Clean Water Act If you Don’t Get the Answer You Want, Go Ask Your Father By: Conner Nicklas Budd-Falen Law Offices LLC Remember when you were a kid and you would calculate whether to ask your mother or your father depending on the answer you wanted? ThatContinue Reading
Oregon court decision could be “death knell” for Taylor Grazing Act
In practical terms, the decision will make it tougher for ranchers to transfer private property, including to family members, without encountering heavy regulatory burdens, he said. by Mateusz Perkowski for Capital Press Oregon ranchers lose appeal over “grazing priority” An Oregon ranch family has failed to convince a federal appealsContinue Reading
“Food elitist” disinformation is leaving some Americans broke and malnourished
“In her book, Food Bullying, author Michele Payn points out that people may find themselves selecting certain food products or labels because of how it will make them feel, increase their status, or earn praise from peers. The choices they make aren’t necessarily derived from nutrition or safety, but fromContinue Reading