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PLC and Forest Service Sign MOU to Promote Grazing Allotment Cooperative Monitoring
WASHINGTON (November 28, 2022) – Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
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PLC Honors Awardees from WY and CA, Appoints New Officers at Close of Annual Meeting
Cody, Wyo. (September 2, 2022) – Last week, during their 54th Annual Meeting, the Public Lands Council (PLC) honored two individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to responsible stewardship of…
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BLM Recognizes Ranchers for Exemplary Stewardship at Public Lands Council Meeting
Cody, Wyo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recognized the outstanding contributions of two ranches with federal grazing permits for their work to manage, maintain, and restore…
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Court Grants Agriculture Coalition Intervention in Gray Wolf Lawsuit
WASHINGTON (August 25, 2022) – Yesterday, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and other agriculture coalition members commended a decision from the U.S….
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Biden NEPA Framework Compromises Environmental, Economic Goals
WASHINGTON (April 19, 2022) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) and The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today expressed concern that the Biden administration’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)…
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PLC Now Accepting FY23 Grant Proposals
WASHINGTON (APRIL 12, 2022) – The application period is now open for Fiscal Year 2023 grants from the Public Lands Council. PLC’s grant program offers funding on a competitive basis…
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PLC and NCBA Welcome Expansion of ELAP
WASHINGTON (April 1, 2022) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) welcome the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to expand the Emergency Assistance for…
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PLC and NCBA Denounce BLM Decision on APR Allotment Conversion
WASHINGTON (March 31, 2022) – Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) denounced the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed decision on the American Prairie Reserve’s…
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PLC and NCBA Disappointed in Court Decision to Relist Gray Wolves Under ESA
WASHINGTON (February 10, 2022) – Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed opposition to the U.S. District Court’s ruling…
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PLC Responds to 2022 Grazing Fees
WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2022) — Today, the Public Lands Council released the following statement regarding the announcement of the 2022 federal grazing fee. “Each year, ranchers across the West depend…
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PLC Opens Registration for 2022 Legislative Conference
WASHINGTON (December 17, 2021) — Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) opened registration for its annual Legislative Conference on March 28-29, 2022. Returning to an in-person format in our nation’s capital,…
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NCBA and PLC Prioritize Local Conservation, Sound Science in Sage Grouse Scoping Process
WASHINGTON (November 19, 2021) — Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the beginning of a scoping process on Greater Sage-Grouse management, a part of the agency’s process…
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NCBA and PLC: Administration Can’t Designate Their Way to a Conservation Win on Paper
WASHINGTON (October 8, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) criticized the Biden administration’s unilateral decision to put sweeping federal designations on millions of…
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Ranchers Seek Positive Action from Incoming Bureau of Land Management Director
WASHINGTON (October 1, 2021) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as…
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PLC Grants Awarded to Local Cattle Associations, Research and Legal Teams
WASHINGTON (September 30, 2021) — The Public Lands Council (PLC) announced this week that they will provide over $450,000 in grant funding to multiple cattle groups, university research teams, and…
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