What is in Your Toolbox for Weeds?
News credit: www.morningagclips.com GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Spring is here especially in the valleys. I manage 4.5 acres at our Mesa County Extension office and the weeds are off to…
USDA publishes management memo
Hagstrom ReportMay 17, 2018 The Agriculture Department on Monday published an internal management memo in the Federal Register formally making several organizational changes that the Trump administration has implemented. (full…
Oregonians lead effort to delist wildflower
By KATY NESBITT : For the Capital Press Published on May 9, 2018 8:56AM Northeastern Oregonians are leading a grassroots effort to get Spalding’s catchfly, a wildflower endemic to the…
Greater Sage Grouse Plans Get a Do-Over
By Amy Joi O'Donoghue | Posted - May 7th, 2018 The West's most controversial bird species continues to be the target of multipronged conservation strategies and the recipient of millions…
Emergency roundup planned for wild horses in Southern Nevada
By Henry Brean / Las Vegas Review-Journal May 7, 2018 - For the second time in less than three years, federal authorities plan to conduct an emergency roundup of wild…
‘Anyone can lobby’: Utah judge slams environmental group’s lawsuit over commissioners’ private meetings with feds
By Brian Maffly A state judge has summarily shot down the first of three lawsuits filed by the environmental group Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance alleging county commissions violated open meeting…
US court overturns round-up of wild horses in Oregon
By The Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated environmental law by rounding up wild horses in eastern Oregon without fully considering…
Judge blocks weed-killer warning label in California
A U.S. judge blocked California from requiring that the popular weed-killer Roundup carry a label stating that it is known to cause cancer, saying the warning is misleading because almost…
Fish and Wildlife Service Propose Big Changes to ESA
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a potentially drastic change to the way the agency implements the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The highly technical proposal, titled 'Removal of…