The BLM’s new grazing rules are a farce (HCN,
7/25/05: New grazing rules ride on doctored science). Tony
Davis’ article says the new rules allow extended rest. The
opposite is true; I believe the new rules prohibit more than one
year of rest. The people I knew before I retired from BLM were in
on the rewrites. They were all brown-nosers. Erick Campbell and
Bill Brookes were not, and had to go.
Your article on
Richard Pombo illustrates the legislative side of the
administration’s attack on the environment. Pombo is not
changing spots. Speak softly, but keep using the big stick.
These folks want a return to feudalism. If you
don’t believe it, just read between the lies they use to
seize the public domain for the control and ownership of their
corporate lords and ladies.
Doug
Troutman
Lakeview, Oregon
(Note from
the editors: The new BLM grazing rule removes the restriction that
limited temporary non-use of a grazing permit to three consecutive
years. Instead, livestock operators must apply for a non-use permit
each year and the BLM will determine if continued non-use is
“justified.”)
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A return to feudalism.
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