Arizona Public Land Ranchers Treated As A Protected Class
The Arizona Legislature has created two new multi-million dollar government assistance programs for the state’s public land ranchers that have made them […]
Tag: Sonoran Desert
Posts about public land grazing in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert.
Government Assistance Increased Grazing On Public Land During Megadrought
Massive amounts of government assistance have been used to increase cattle grazing on public land in the Desert Southwest during the region’s […]
Arizona Water Protection Fund Hijacked
The Arizona Water Protection Fund (AWPF) has been hijacked by ranchers and other agricultural interests, despite the fact it was created in […]
Arizona Game & Fish Department Helping Wildlife That Go Moo
The money the Arizona Game & Fish Department raises from its annual Big Game Super Raffle is supposed to be used for […]
Livestock Forage Disaster Program A Disaster For Taxpayers
Ranchers in the desert Southwest have received large subsidies from the USDA’s Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) which have perpetuated unsustainable ranching […]
New Livestock Waters Aren’t Always Good On Western Public Lands
The popular claim that wildlife species native to the American West’s arid ecosystems depend upon livestock waters for their survival is a […]
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?
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 […]
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 […]