Grazing Activist Update

The latest information about your opportunities to help change the archaic institution of public lands livestock grazing.

"To a degree we are facing the question of whether or not we are here to 'skin' the Southwest." Aldo Leopold, 1924.

Handbooks for Grazing Activists

Any U.S. citizen may participate in the public lands management planning process. The following books offer good advice for beginners:

How Not to be Cowed, Livestock Grazing on the Public Lands: An Owner's Manual

Available from the Natural Resources Defense Council at nrdcinfo@nrdc.org. or the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance at suwa@xmission.com.

Participating in Livestock Grazing Decisions on the National Forests: A Citizen Handbook

Available from Prescott National Forest Friends at jhpowers@commspeed.net.

Arizona BLM Grazing Allotments

The Arizona BLM grazing allotments scheduled to be assessed in 2001 for compliance with the statewide Standards and Guidelines for Rangeland Health

Grazing Reform Proposals

Legislative proposals for real, and equitable, public lands range reform.

Links To Organizations That Support Grazing Activism

Visit the conservation organizations listed below to obtain more information about grazing reform.

• National Wildlife Federation
• Forest Guardians
• Arizona Wildlife Federation
• Western Game Bird Alliance
• Western Watersheds Project
• Wildlife Damage Review
• Sierra Club
• American Lands Alliance
• Center for Biological Diversity
• Oregon Natural Desert Association
• RangeBiome
• Rangenet

Links For Progressive Federal Land Managers

Association of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (AFSEEE)

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).