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Article: Ending the range wars? (debate over management of public lands)
- Article from:
- Environment
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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William E. Riebsame's article "Ending the Range Wars?" (May) explores the debate surrounding the management of western public lands that has pitted ranchers against environmentalists for decades. His discussion of the innovative coalitions that have been formed to try to bridge the gap between these competing interests brings the issue of conflicting values to the fore. This focus highlights the fact that public land grazing has little to do with economics and much to do with making a statement about the values of the nation. In 1994, the fees for livestock grazing on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service lands totaled $29 million. This amount was collected ...
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