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Originally found on RANGEfire!. By Jonathan Wood Property and Environment Research Center PERC Fix America’s Forests A daunting restoration backlog in national Forests fuels the wildfire crisis. With increased funding coming, significant policy and litigation obstacles still stand in the way of forest restoration. ©USFS This article was originally published in Environmental Law Forum, a publication […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. For U.S. beef ranchers, sustainability is more than a buzzword — it’s a way of life Seattle Pi by Cdinsdale Jim Rose has been raising beef on the lush grass around Bay Center, Washington, almost all his life. His grandpa and two of his grandpa’s brothers first bought a cattle herd […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. CESAR CHAVEZ WAS NO HERO by RANGE contributor Tom DeWeese March 31st is celebrated annually as a holiday in ten U.S. States to honor United Farm Workers Union founder Cesar Chavez as an American hero. I beg to differ! Cesar Chavez is portrayed to the American public as a champion of poor […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. “Importantly, we should not forget that livestock fulfils many functions other than just the production of meat. It contributes to the recycling of large quantities of plant waste that cannot be consumed by humans and produces fertilizer. Furthermore, pastures capture and store carbon.” Aggregated from The Conversation ‘Cultured’ meat could create […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. Just Say “NO” to Critical Race Theory! by Rangefire.us contributor John Hoak My friend of the Republican Women of Sheridan County forwarded Dr. James Hobson’s Weekly Policy Update with a call to write my Senators & Representative to oppose another Democrat initiative.  From the Policy Update: “…Congressional Democrats are doubling down […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!.  BY: MELENI ALDRIDGE AND MELISSA SMITH VIA ALLIANCEFORNATURALHEALTH  As posted on Technocracy News & Trends The Largest Global Land Grab In Human History This editor has been documenting this for 45 years, starting with the Trilateral Commission’s co-called New International Economic Order in 1973. Those who say they are going to save […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. Opinion: Colorado’s top animal-protection officer is not a friend of livestock producers Will the Agriculture Department have our back?   Janie VanWinkle As posted by The Colorado Sun Iam a 4th generation livestock producer in Mesa County. At VanWinkle Ranch, we make our living by stewarding the land and caring for […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. Greg Walcher is a contributing writer for RANGE magazine Closer Than You Might Think by GREG WALCHER  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has more pundits than ever talking about the role energy plays in world affairs. Many of TV’s most venerated talking heads seem to have discovered, for the first time, that much […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. Originally published in the Spring 2021 issue of RANGE magazine  History’s Hard Lessons Unheeded Why would Colorado voters choose to bring medieval monsters into 21st Century landscapes? By Marjorie Haun   Wolves are monsters of lore. Mythology clouds their reality but not in the way many believe. In the Bible, grave […]

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Originally found on RANGEfire!. By David Gilbert and Jennifer Brown for The Colorado Sun Don Gittleson woke up Wednesday morning to a sight that’s starting to feel common on his North Park ranch: a cow torn up by wolves, the third attack on his livestock since a few days before Christmas. If this were Montana, […]

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