New Livestock Waters Aren’t Always Good On Western Public Lands
The most popular argument ranchers like use to defend their use of Western public lands is that the livestock watering sites they […]
Livestock Grazing Is Being Permitted on Hot Desert Public Lands
Did you know that the federal agencies charged with managing our public lands permit livestock grazing in desert ecosystems? In Arizona, for […]
Privatizing Public Lands is More Republican Kookery
Republicans have launched the biggest attack on America’s public lands since President Ronald Reagan gave political legitimacy to the Sagebrush Rebellion by appointing […]
Holistic Resource Management (HRM) Grazing Schemes Are Degenerative
Holistic resource management (HRM) proponents often claim that HRM livestock grazing schemes are a form of regenerative agriculture, but they are degenerative […]
Public Lands Multiple Use Doctrine Threatened by Ranchers
In the wake of the fiasco created by public lands rancher Cliven Bundy in Nevada, some ranchers are making excuses for him […]
Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy A Dangerous Kook – Not A Hero
Heavily armed right-wing militia members are flocking to Clark County, Nevada, in response to appeals for help from 67-year-old cattle rancher Cliven […]
Protecting Public Land Ranching Won’t Preserve Open Space In The West
You’ve probably heard the argument that we should preserve public land ranching in the West or ranchers will be forced to sell […]
Are There Really Wild Horses in America?
I recently received an email from a woman who asked me if I’d be willing to help her try and protect some […]
Killer Dust Storms in the Arizona Desert
On Tuesday, October 29th, 2013, a large dust storm along Interstate 10 near Picacho Peak in Pinal County caused a 19-vehicle pileup […]
Open Range Laws Of The Western States Are Obsolete
Last week some cows wandered onto Interstate 17 in the desert north of Phoenix, Arizona, causing a serious accident which resulted in the […]