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Ranchers Play “Irreplaceable Role” in Species Conservation

Posted by Public Lands Council on May 6, 2019

WASHINGTON (May 6, 2019) – Today Ethan Lane, senior executive director of NCBA…
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Agriculture, Natural Resources Groups Support Multi-Stakeholder Proposal to Manage Wild Horses and Burros

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 22, 2019

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Public Lands…
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Livestock Industry Groups Launch Campaign Supporting State Management of Gray Wolf Populations

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 17, 2019

WASHINGTON (April 17, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the…
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Ranchers Promote Benefits of Grazing at Public Lands Council Legislative Conference

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 2, 2019

WASHINGTON (April 2, 2019) – Federal lands ranchers from across the West attended the…
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Livestock Producers Praise Recovery of Gray Wolf as “Conservation Success Story”

Posted by Public Lands Council on March 6, 2019

WASHINGTON (March 6, 2019) – Today Jennifer Houston, president of the National Cattlemen’s…
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Cattlemen React to Senate Passage of Public Lands Package

Posted by Public Lands Council on February 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2019) – Today Ethan Lane, Senior Executive Director of the…
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PLC Applauds Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Interior Secretary

Posted by Public Lands Council on February 4, 2019

WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council today released the following statement regarding the announcement that President Trump is nominating David…
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Western Ranching Community Disappointed by Lack of Forest Management in Farm Bill

Posted by Public Lands Council on December 11, 2018

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2018) – Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council, issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s release of the 2018 Farm Bill conference…
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Livestock Producers Praise Modifications to Sage Grouse Land Use Plans

Posted by Public Lands Council on December 6, 2018

WASHINGTON (December 6, 2018) – Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Federal Lands, released the following statement in response to the…
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Western Ranchers Recognized by BLM During PLC Annual Meeting

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 27, 2018

PARK CITY, UTAH (September 27, 2018) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2018 Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Awards were presented Thursday during the Public Lands Council (PLC)…
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The Public Lands Council Turns 50

Posted by Public Lands Council on August 6, 2018

WASHINGTON (August 6, 2018) – Today the Public Lands Council (PLC), America’s only organization dedicated solely to representing the 22,000 western ranchers who hold federal grazing permits, celebrates its…
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Livestock Groups Launch Media Campaign in Support of Barrasso Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018

Posted by Public Lands Council on July 17, 2018

WASHINGTON (July 17, 2018) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today launched an online campaign to educate the public on the need…
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Public Lands Council Urges Lawmakers To Restore Balance To NEPA Process

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 24, 2018

WASHINGTON (April 24, 2018) – Today the Public Lands Council released policy proposals for reducing the abuse of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and restoring much-needed balance to…
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Public Lands Ranchers Gather in the Nation’s Capital

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 10, 2018

WASHINGTON DC (April 10, 2018) – Western cattle and sheep producers gathered in Washington, DC this week for the 2018 Public Lands Council (PLC) Legislative Conference. Conference attendees received…
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Public Lands Council to Fund Federal Lands Ranching Projects, Opens Proposal Application Period

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 10, 2018

WASHINGTON (April 10, 2018) – Today the Public Lands Council (PLC) launched a…
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