Cattle Grazing Halted on Portion of AZ's Tonto Ntl Forest

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Forest Service made “serious errors” in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in approving a plan to expand grazing on the Tonto National Forest’s Bar X allotment—including opening pastures that had been closed to grazing for nearly 40 years, which surround the communities of Colcord and Ponderosa.

Read all about it at the link below. And PLEASE donate!

https://advocateswest.org/victory-cattle-grazing-halted-on-portion-of-arizonas-tonto-national-forest/?utm_source=Advocates+for+the+West+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=14be417ed3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_12_05_44_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_acc4c1d0df-14be417ed3-191511721


Read the court decision


Photo unattributed on Advocates webpage.



Zuni Pueblo "Pasture"

With all the Social Justice issues swirling about, there's a lot of romanticization of Native Americans' former ability to live sustainably. Things have changed; like most people they drive pickups, eat fast food, and judging by the look of the lands surrounding the Pueblo, they know all about overgrazing.




 

Just up the way, this carcass lies less than a few hundred feet from the road. You can see how little forage there is...identical to conditions in the above video.




New Mexico Ranchers & Wolves

The article below details years of corruption and collusion among ranchers and bureaucrats. It also provides a few examples of integrity that netted the person trouble.

https://theintercept.com/2022/05/24/mexican-gray-wolf-endangered-wildlife-services-fraud/

The Impact of Ignorance

This article from University of California Division of Agriculture & Resources gives insight into how little people know about the impact of grazing. 


https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=14308

The Roadless Rule

There're large areas of public lands that're only accessible by walking. The administration is trying to open these places by allowi...