Public Lands Council

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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PLC Thanks You

Posted by Public Lands Council on January 9, 2018

Thank you for your purchase. Together, we can raise awareness of critical facts in the national monuments debate.
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Livestock Producers Encouraged by Report on National Monuments, Urge Swift Action from White House

Posted by Public Lands Council on August 24, 2017

WASHINGTON (August 24, 2017) – The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association were encouraged by the Department of the Interior’s report on National…
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Livestock Industry Reacts to Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Report

Posted by Public Lands Council on August 7, 2017

WASHINGTON (August 7, 2017) – Today the Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued the following statement after the release of the Department of…
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NCBA, PLC on DC Circuit Court Decision on Gray Wolf: “Perfect Example of Need to Modernize Endangered Species Act”

Posted by Public Lands Council on August 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (August 1, 2017) – Ethan Lane, executive director of the Public Lands Council and NCBA federal lands, today released the following statement in response to the D.C. Circuit Court…
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Ranchers Applaud U.S. Senate’s Confirmation of Bernhardt As Deputy Secretary of Interior

Posted by Public Lands Council on July 24, 2017

WASHINGTON — Ethan Lane, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Executive Director, Federal Lands, and Executive Director of the Public Lands Council today released the following statement in response to…
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Livestock Producers Applaud Delisting of Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

Posted by Public Lands Council on June 22, 2017

WASHINGTON (June 22, 2017) — Craig Uden, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and Dave Eliason, president of the Public Lands Council, today released the following statement in…
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