NCBA and PLC Prioritize Local Conservation, Sound Science in Sage Grouse Scoping Process

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 to revise west-wide management plans through regulatory action. Public Lands Council Executive Director and NCBA Executive Director of Natural Resources Kaitlynn Glover issued the following statement:

“For years, ranchers have demonstrated that the conservation measures they have put in place on their private lands and on their federal grazing allotments have been the cornerstone of a holistic and successful conservation approach. Federal sage grouse plans have been tied up in court for years, and it’s long past time that ranchers, land managers, and the agencies have a clear path forward. Ranchers’ decades-long efforts across these habitats have yielded success, and future management plans must recognize their invaluable on-the-ground knowledge and expertise.