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19 years later, Cliven Bundy ordered to remove trespass cattle or face seizure by BLM

August 1, 2013

Ken Cole

The long running battle between southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the BLM may be coming to an end soon. On July 9th, Nevada District Judge Lloyd D. George ordered Bundy to remove his cattle from BLM and National Park System lands in the Gold Butte and Overton Arm areas of southern Nevada. He was…
Sage Grouse Pushed Two More Steps Toward Endangered Species Act Protection by Nevada.

February 6, 2013

Ken Cole

With the firing of Nevada Department of Wildlife chief, Ken Mayer and massive sagebrush suppression projects –in place of grazing reductions – by the BLM, sage grouse are headed toward trouble in Nevada. A behind the scenes battle has taken place between many competing forces like Nevada Department of Wildlife, BLM, Nevada Department of Conservation…
The huge Holloway range fire on the Nevada-Oregon border (updated)

August 11, 2012

Ralph Maughan

This fire was started just a few days ago (Aug 6), in mountains east of obscure Denio Junction in Nevada — the Trout Creek Mountains. It quickly spread north into Oregon, southward and eastward. Now it is over 270,000 acres, and a major source of interstate smoke. These are dry, mostly sagebrush and grass covered…
Part 2 of a 3 part series: Wildllife Services’ deadly force opens Pandora’s box of environmental problem

April 30, 2012

Ken Cole

This installment of Tom Knudson’s series in the Sacremento Bee investigates the efficacy of USDA Wildlife Services’ predator killing program to benefit wildlife. In short, it doesn’t, it generally causing more harm than good and could be having impacts on disease such as the plague due to the increase of rodents after control actions. In…
After 18 years of trespass BLM still hasn’t rounded up cattle in southern Nevada

April 12, 2012

Ken Cole

Even after 18 years, the Nevada BLM won’t round up trespassing cattle citing “safety concerns”. I’ve seen the lack of enforcement of rangeland standards on many occasions but when faced with even the most egregious lawlessness, the BLM does nothing. The lawlessness of public lands ranching is displayed in its full grandeur and leaves…
Romney doesn’t know what public lands are for

February 4, 2012

Ralph Maughan

Wants to sell them back to the state- In Nevada he said he didn’t know their purpose, “I don’t know the reason that the federal government owns such a large share of Nevada.” Of course this man who never got his hands dirty doesn’t know about the public lands. Does he know anything except that…
BLM sheep permitting kills another bighorn herd

September 13, 2011

Ken Cole

Well, the BLM has done it again, they’ve managed to wipe out another herd of bighorn sheep. A herd of California bighorn sheep in the Snowstorm Mountains of northern Nevada is the latest victim of disease caused by domestic sheep. While the Nevada Department of Wildlife hesitates to say whether interaction with domestic sheep is…
Stolen petroglyph returns to canyon after rocky journey

July 17, 2011

Ken Cole

The theft of this petroglyph brought a six-month prison sentence. Stolen petroglyph returns to canyon after rocky journey. BY CARRI GEER THEVENOT LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”
Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”
Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”
Raveena Tandon

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