HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen called on a federal appeals board to overturn a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) final decision that rubber stamped a controversial and locally…
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OP-ED: MSGA Responds to Statements from BLM Director on Corner Crossing and Bison
by Colter BrownOpinion Editorial by Montana Stockgrowers Association In a recent interview published by the Billings Gazette, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director, Tracey Stone-Manning, expressed positions that were of concern to…
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The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period for the Public Lands Rule by 15 days. This brings the time collecting public feedback on the proposed rule to a…
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Today the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued a Record of Decision and approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for wild horse management within the Rock Springs and Rawlins…
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Researchers Call for Single Approach on Management of Wild Horses
by Colter BrownThe federal government’s management of wild horses is doomed to fail without fundamental changes in policy and the law, according to a new paper led by researchers at the University…
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The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office is seeking public input on a preliminary environmental assessment that provides supplemental analysis on the Marton Ranch Acquisition EA completed in May…
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Op-Ed: Are We Being “Planned” Off Our BLM Lands?
by Colter Brownby Karen Budd-Falen Remember the huge backlash in 2017 over the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Planning 2.0 regulations?” One of the major concerns was that the BLM could use…
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BLM Proposes Sweeping Rule That Could Change Priorities for Public Lands
by Colter BrownThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a proposed rule that could change priorities on 245 million acres of public land in America. The rule would mark a major…
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MSGA and Lewistown Livestock to Host Rollover Auction to Support BLM Litigation Fund
by Colter BrownOn March 21, National Ag Day, the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) will launch its first of a series of rollover auctions at markets across Montana to raise funds for its…
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Interior Department Announces Action to Restore Bison Populations
by Colter BrownThe Department of the Interior has announced several new steps to restore wild populations of American bison and the prairie grassland ecosystem. Through a new Secretary’s Order and over $25…