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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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NCBA and PLC Condemn BLM Headquarters Move in the Middle of Historic Crises

Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/17/2021

WASHINGTON (September 17, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) condemned the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to relocate its headquarters to Washington,…
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NCBA and PLC Confident That FWS Review Will Find Western Gray Wolves Recovered

Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/16/2021

WASHINGTON (September 15, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) said they are confident that the newly announced review by the U.S. Fish…
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NCBA and PLC Denounce the Administration’s Misguided Focus on Wilderness Designations

Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/01/2021

WASHINGTON (September 1, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) denounced the administration’s elevated focus on federal wilderness designations as an overly-broad tool for…
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Conserving America the Beautiful – the ranching way.

Posted by Public Lands Council on 07/01/2021

by Kaitlynn Glover Ranchers are the original conservationists. They’d call themselves managers, stewards, or just-plain-ranchers, but there’s no mistaking the careful management and successful outcomes of their labors. They are conservationists…
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Registration Now Open for 2021 Public Lands Council Annual Meeting

Posted by Public Lands Council on 07/01/2021

WASHINGTON (July 1, 2021) — Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC), opened registration for its 53rd Annual Meeting to be held September 8-10, 2021, in Seaside, Oregon. PLC is the only national…
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NCBA and PLC Ready to Defend Progress on Clean Water Act

Posted by Public Lands Council on 06/10/2021

WASHINGTON (June 10, 2021) — Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) issued the following statement in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael…
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PLC Renews Call for Wild Horse Management

Posted by Public Lands Council on 06/04/2021

WASHINGTON (June 4, 2021) — Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) renewed the call for responsible, proactive management of horses and burros managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)….
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NCBA and PLC Severely Disappointed by Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing

Posted by Public Lands Council on 05/28/2021

WASHINGTON (May 28, 2021) – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) expressed opposition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to move…
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