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BLM upholds decision to revoke American Prairie's bison grazing leases

Some bison can be grazed on federal lands, but not American Prairie’s conservation herd, the Bureau of Land Management has ruled again. In a 23-page final decision issued on May 8, the agency’s acting director has upheld the Secretary of the Interior’s overturning of the Montana

Conservationists sue the FS to stop Cooke City deforestation project on the border of Yellowstone National Park | Mike Garrity (copy)

The Cooke City area of Montana has one of the healthiest whitebark pine forests in the region. Yet now, the Forest Service wants to apply an unscientific method of logging across more than 2,000 acres of these whitebark pine forests on the northeastern border of Yellowstone National Park. Whitebark

American Prairie sues state Land Board over bison grazing directive

Montana’s top elected officials ordered the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to ignore American Prairie’s latest request to graze bison on a parcel of adjoining state land, prompting the group to again take legal action. The lawsuit was filed on St. Patrick’s Day after the state&

Dave Crasco: American Prairie has proven to be a good neighbor and steward

As a life-long rancher, I’ll admit that when I first heard of American Prairie, I assumed the worst about them and wanted nothing to do with them. A decade later, I’m glad to have become a supporter, friend, and partner. I’ve been a member of American

Reps. Tyson Running Wolf & Tom France: Montana’s future being decided without tribes — or the buffalo

One hundred and forty years ago, in 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was shot in the rough breaks of central Montana — the final remnant of the tens of millions that once roamed across these vast prairies. The great slaughter of the buffalo and the near extinction

Thomas Baumeister: Bison, bureaucrats and bad politics with American Prairie

In Montana, our way of life starts with the health of the land. When the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to yank bison grazing permits from American Prairie’s allotments, after years of treating bison as eligible livestock, it turns its back on that land ethic. For decades, the

'Slippery slope': American Prairie, tribes await decision on bison grazing permits

A proposed federal decision to cancel American Prairie’s bison grazing permits is drawing sharp reactions from ranching groups, conservationists and tribal leaders, as the Bureau of Land Management reviews whether the animals qualify as livestock under the Taylor Grazing Act. As the BLM’s 45-day final decision deadline