Livestock Grazing 101: Laws, Regulations and Rules Governing Livestock Grazing on Western Public Lands
Livestock grazing is the most ubiquitous use of our western public lands, and among the most harmful. Improper livestock grazing can cause desertification of our western riparian areas; the spread of invasive, non-native grasses; increased fire risks, and grazing is known to be harmful to Greater sage-grouse and other sagebrush obligate species. Advocates for the West has been litigating grazing for over 20 years, and has achieved some of the most sweeping injunctions on public lands grazing anywhere. Advocates for the West’s Todd Tucci will lead this presentation on how to assess and challenge BLM’s livestock grazing decisions, including a review of Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), BLM’s grazing regulations, the Fundamentals of Rangeland Health and Standards and Guidelines, a series of legislative grazing riders, and the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (which changed everything!).
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