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    Public Lands Council > Blog and Press

Blog and Press

  • Biden NEPA Framework Compromises Environmental, Economic Goals

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 04/19/2022

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 04/12/2022

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 04/01/2022

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 03/31/2022

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 02/10/2022

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 02/01/2022

    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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  • Rancher Profile: Niels Hansen

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 01/28/2022

    The great American West was built upon the ideals of hard work, perseverance, and tradition. It’s these same principles that serve as the foundation for so many families who…

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  • PLC Opens Registration for 2022 Legislative Conference

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 12/17/2021

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 11/20/2021

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/08/2021

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/01/2021

    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

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/30/2021

    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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  • PLC Honors Colorado Rancher, Longtime Idaho BLM Leader at Annual Meeting

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/29/2021

    WASHINGTON (September 29, 2021) — The Public Lands Council (PLC) honored individuals who have demonstrated an exceptional dedication to the industry and partnership with public lands ranchers during PLC’s…

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  • BLM Recognizes Ranchers for Exemplary Stewardship of Public Rangelands

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/28/2021

    BOISE, Idaho (September 28, 2021) — Today, the Bureau of Land Management recognized two ranches with federal grazing permits for their outstanding work to restore, enhance, and protect vital Western…

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  • Ranchers Engage with Key Administration Officials and Partners at 53rd PLC Annual Meeting

    Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/28/2021

    BOISE, Idaho (September 28, 2021) — Today, ranchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders from across the country will gather virtually for the Public Lands Council’s (PLC) 53rd Annual Meeting. The event provides federal grazing…

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