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Solving the Wildfire Crisis Requires Free-Market Solutions

Common sense ways to reduce wildfires. NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.org on November 26, 2018. It was written by Jonathan Wood Harnessing market powers to improve wildfire management The devastating fires burning in California are a vivid reminder of the urgent need to reduce the risk

Restoring Elk Country-Little Snowy Mountains Montana

Restoring Elk Country-Little Snowy Mountains Montana

Due to fire suppression and a lack of active management, forests can become unnaturally dense and overgrown…and that’s bad news for elk and other wildlife in need of quality forage and habitat. With that in mind, the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest implemented a multi-year, landscape-scale project in

Goats Eat Weeds – Farm to Fork Wyoming

Goats Eat Weeds - Farm to Fork Wyoming

In Wyoming battles between sheepherders and cattlemen are legendary and harrowing. With that turbulent history it is a little surprising that the daughter of an old Wyoming ranching family is a leading force behind weed management with goats today. We’ll learn about the clever niche Lonie Malmberg and her

a native Elk roaming the desert grasslands of West Texas

Elk Removals Featured

Are Elk Native to Texas--Historical and Archaeological Evidence for the Natural Occurence of Elk in Texas

This paper began as an effort to persuade Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to cease its efforts to eradicate elk on the state lands which it manages in far-West Texas. Our assumption was that TPWD was acting out of a sincere misunderstanding of science, which could be corrected.

State-Owned Lands in the Eastern United States: Lessons from State Land Management in Practice

State-Owned Lands in the Eastern United States: Lessons from State Land Management in Practice

Quoting from the paper below, “Eastern states have been a source of experimentation and innovation in land policies, administrative arrangements, and management approaches — often with considerable economic and environmental success.” These ideas would work in the West. NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.org on March 13, 2018.

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Who Gets to Own the West?

This article complains that private landowners won’t open their land to the public in Idaho, a state in which about 70 percent of all land already belongs to the public, but is mostly controlled by Washington. Idaho has the fourth highest percent of such land of all 50 states.

"Invasion Biology"

‘Earthworm Dilemma’ Has Climate Scientists Racing to Keep Up

Now we are adding earthworms to the list of invasive species. After climate change, the most discussed environmental issue is the so-called invasive species crisis. Invasive species biology rests on the mistaken belief that the animals, plants and soil life found on our planet about 500 years ago represented a

A Navy Veteran Went to Prison for Digging Ponds in the Mountains

A Navy Veteran Went to Prison for Digging Ponds in the Mountains

“Range practices we take for granted in Texas can land you in prison out West. Notwithstanding the many fine things accomplished by EPA, actions like these really hurt public attitudes about conservation – and harm outcomes by inhibiting private citizens’ conservation efforts. For lots of reasons, these matters are better handled

Shooting Sportsman: The American Prairie Reserve

American Prairie Reserve

Shooting Sportsman: The American Prairie Reserve

A visionary conservation success is taking shape on the high plains surrounding the Missouri River in northeastern Montana. Texas could – and should – have its own version. NOTE: this article was originally published to ShootingSportsman.com and was written by Ed Carroll. The landscape-scale conservation goals of the American Prairie Reserve

Did the American Cheetah Make the Pronghorn Fast?

American Antelope

Did the American Cheetah Make the Pronghorn Fast?

The pronghorn antelope got fast trying to outrun the American Cheetah.

Saving the World with Fake Meat?

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Saving the World with Fake Meat?

According to the author, the UN’s most recent conclusion on climate change is that we must all adopt “demand reduction” of meat if the human species wishes to survive. In short, everyone must learn how to live on less. In this context, plant-based fake meat, which food scientists have

Bighorn Sheep

The bighorn sheep is named for its massive, spiral horns, which in the male can reach lengths of over a metre and weigh up to 14 kilograms, equalling the weight of the entire skeleton. The coat of this species is hairy rather than woolly, and coloured glossy brown in the

The Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

The Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

Named in honor of America’s most revered visual historian and documentary filmmaker, the Ken Burns American Heritage Prize presented by American Prairie Reserve will recognize artists, authors, conservationists, educators, filmmakers, historians and scientists whose body of work has advanced our collective understanding of the indomitable American spirit. Learn more:

The Insect Apocalypse Is Here

The Insect Apocalypse Is Here

The widespread use of agricultural chemicals – fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, antibiotics – is doing increasing damage to nature. The implications are ominous. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on November 27, 2018. It was written by Brooke Jarvis. Sune Boye Riis was on a bike ride with his youngest

6 Reasons Why The Practice of Silvopasture Will Help Save Modern Farming

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6 Reasons Why The Practice of Silvopasture Will Help Save Modern Farming

Silvopasture (in Latin, silva means forest) is the practice of combining woodland (trees) and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. Specific silvopasture benefits are discussed below. NOTE: this article was originally published to GreenBiz.com on August 4, 2018, 2019. It was written by Steve Gabriel.

Female Ranchers Are Reclaiming the American West

Female Ranchers Are Reclaiming the American West

Here is an inspirational report about the growing leadership of women in ranching. Our mechanized era has eliminated women’s disadvantage in terms of strength. With the removal of this handicap, women’s nurturing instincts and intuitive grasp of holistic principles make them – in many ways – better ranchers than men.

Wyoming’s Incredible Animal Migrations Revealed as Never Before

Wyoming’s Incredible Animal Migrations Revealed as Never Before

“Here is a wonderful video showing animal movements around Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. In a first-of-its-kind mapping project by the University of Wyoming, researchers track how elk, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn use Wyoming and Colorado wilderness areas. Private landowners are integral to this. In order to

Trapped in Paradise

California’s Camp Fire

Trapped in Paradise

Decades of neglect have turned much of America’s forests into fire traps. Many need immediate attention to reduce brush, dead trees and overcrowding.

Beavers in Utah

Beavers in Utah

Utah’s population of beaver has recovered since the days when they were trapped by mountain men, but some people wonder if moving beaver to traditional habitat may help deal with drought. Beaver were found across Texas, including far-West Texas. Their restoration would be cheap and transformative.

Maybe This is Why You Don’t Like the Research Coming From Land Grant Colleges

Maybe This is Why You Don't Like the Research Coming From Land Grant Colleges

This thoughtful article discusses inadequate funding for the land grant colleges and how this shortfall affects research. Not mentioned is that, faced with this continual funding crisis, the land grant colleges have accepted massive funding from the agro and chemical giants, who obviously demand that they support their policies and

Game Ranch Fined for Pesticide Misuse in Hill Country Bat Cave Incident

Game Ranch Fined for Pesticide Misuse in Hill Country Bat Cave Incident

Pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics and countless harmful additives are used on our farms and ranches every day. The only differences in the events described in this article and millions of similar episodes across the country is that bats enjoy broad protection under the Endangered Species Act and related agency

Disease Threatening Deer Population Has Spread to 26 States

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Disease Threatening Deer Population Has Spread to 26 States

According to this article, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was first “discovered” in mule deer at a wildlife research facility in Colorado in 1967. Here is, as Paul Harvey used to say, “The rest of the story.” The so-called “discovery” occurred in the Front Range experimental station in Fort Collins. Early

"Invasion Biology"

DNA Of Wolf Declared Extinct In Wild Lives On In Texas Pack

More on the ‘discovery’ of Red Wolves in Texas. The real hero is “Wil E. Coyote” the indomitable little wolf of our Southwestern Deserts. Like his roadrunner cartoon adversary, Coyote has run circles around the ‘conservation’ scientists and their publicly funded, 100-year eradication campaign whose waste is exceeded only by

Put Down the Kombucha and Pick Up a Crossbow

Put Down the Kombucha and Pick Up a Crossbow

The number of active hunters has been falling for decades. Because hunters have always led the effort and funding for wildlife and habitat conservation, declining hunter numbers is a major threat to wildlife. Non-hunters have no idea of what they miss by not enjoying wild game—venison, upland birds, waterfowl,

Environmental Groups Leave Oregon Wolf Plan Discussions

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Do States Manage Wolves Better?

Decades of experience with wildlife and forestry management shows that state agencies generally produce better results than federal agencies. It’s not that the feds don’t know what needs to be done; it’s that they can’t do anything without getting sued. Because of the federal court system