![Rest-Rotation Grazing: Information is Accurate,...](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Sleeping-grass1.jpg)
Below is part of a public comment from the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Livestock Grazing Plan Amendment Environmental Impact Statement...
![When Does Science Become Advocacy?](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/policy-1.jpg)
The graphic presents examples of actions that scientists take in conducting and reporting research. Listed actions on the left represent actions of policy...
![Clipping Does Not Simulate Grazing](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Clipping-and-grazing.jpg)
Clipping studies are used by some groups to point out the potential ill effects of grazing on plant health. According to Trlica and Rittenhouse (1993),...
![Sauer (1978) More Than Just Dead Leaves](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bluebunch-wheatgrass-e1446763421875.jpg)
Currently, I’m selecting material for my blog posts from a recently published article, Carter et al. (2014). Authors of the paper represent Grand Canyon...
![Most Range Research Cannot Be Applied World-Wide](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Wild-horses-e1446235412369.jpg)
The arid desert of the western United States is largely composed of public lands and seas of sagebrush. On these rangelands, cattle and feral horses have...
![Can You Trust Fleischner (1994)?](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cattle-map-e1446235679476.jpg)
Fleischner, T.L. 1994. Ecological Costs of Livestock Grazing in Western North America. Conservation Biology 8(3): 629-644. One peer-reviewed journal article...
![How I Critique a News Article](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/17123254699_c2f412c9ee_n.jpg)
This is how I analyze a news article, at least in my head. I ask questions. I want to know where the information in the article originates. It’s easier...
![Misusing Mueggler](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bluebunch_plant2-e1446067840143.jpg)
Mueggler (1975) has been cited to further the notion that all livestock grazing causes irreparable harm to plants in arid environments unless plants are...
![History of Livestock Grazing on Public Lands:...](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/22083454919_06cd65755a_z-e1445452807169.jpg)
Western Range Before the Taylor Grazing Act In the late 1800s, livestock operations in the western United States grew quickly due to high profits and what...
![What is Rangeland Management?](http://publiclandgrazing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/19323891488_ab7ea542ee_o-1-e1445291507497.jpg)
Rangeland (n) – All land in the world that is not cultivated farmland, dense forest, barren desert, or covered by solid rock. Rangeland supports...