Exploding population of wild horses, burros strains BLM
By Malinda Larkin Posted Aug. 29, 2018: The Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro program is at a crossroads, according to Alan Shepherd, the program's on-range branch chief.…
Republicans say iconic Endangered Species Act no longer working, call for major makeover
Bill Theobald, USA TODAY: Conservative Republicans are targeting the iconic Endangered Species Act for a major makeover, arguing that the decades-old law is a failure. Their primary piece of evidence:…
BLM removes 135 horses from eastern Elko County
ELKO – The Bureau of Land Management has removed 135 horses from the range in eastern Elko County, where they were posing a safety hazard to motorists. (full article)
Four local teachers selected for Teachers on Public Lands program
LAS VEGAS – Four teachers from the Clark County School District were selected to participate in BLM’s Teachers on Public Lands program. The program gives teachers opportunities to work as…
Western states brace for most severe wildfire outbreak since 2012
By Matthew Anderson Smoke is beginning to rise from the West’s public lands — and it is just a taste of what’s to come. In a briefing to members of…
BLM to Outline Changes in Sage Grouse Policy in Elko
ELKO – The future of federal sage grouse policy will be discussed Thursday at a Bureau of Land Management meeting from 5-7 p.m. in the Elko Convention Center. Western governors…
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018
WASHINGTON (July 2, 2018) - The Public Lands Council (PLC), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), and the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) today urged swift passage of the Endangered Species…
BLM Issues Statewide Fire Prevention Order to Reduce Wildland Fire Risk
RENO, Nev.—The Bureau of Land Management issued a statewide fire prevention order aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires by prohibiting the use of fireworks and certain types of ammunition…
Review of Latest Sage Grouse Plan Underway
by Dave Maxwell | Jun 6, 2018 Earlier this month, on May 2, as reported in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the U.S. Department of the Interior released revised documents formalizing…
World’s Richest Man Learned Work Ethic as a Kid on a Cattle Ranch
Wyatt Bechtel May 22, 2018 Jeff Bezos, creator and owner of Amazon.com, is the world’s richest man with an estimated wealth of $130 billion and he points to summers spent…