News and Noteworthy

As published by The Salt Lake Tribune Washington — President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 fiscal budget slashes an Interior Department fund overseeing conservation lands, including national monuments, by 23 percent, a move that environmental groups say will harm protection of treasured landscapes. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said "there's enough money ... Read More
May 23, 2017AnnieFannie
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  The Bureau of Land Management on Monday resumed an "emergency" bait-and-trap roundup of wild horses from private land near the Antelope Valley Herd Management Area. BLM captured 15 studs, three mares and two foals on Monday, bringing the total captured to 91 (43 studs, 33 mares, 15 foals). One wild horse has ... Read More
May 22, 2017AnnieFannie
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As published by High Country News BACKSTORY In 1994, then-Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt gave Westerners a new way to make meaningful recommendations to the Bureau of Land Management on issues ranging from grazing and mining to outdoor recreation. These 10-to-15-member Resource Advisory Councils included stakeholders representing a variety of interests, ... Read More
May 21, 2017AnnieFannie
Return to Freedom
Sutter named to Horse Stars Hall of Fame from Return to Freedom on Vimeo. Read more about Sutter and his Hall of Fame induction.
May 20, 2017AnnieFannie
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  As published by The Horse   The Bureau of Land Management Nevada’s Elko District, Wells Field Office has temporarily halted the emergency wild horse gather that started May 8 to evaluate whether or not to continue. “We’re going to take a one to two week break and observe the ... Read More
May 15, 2017AnnieFannie
As published by Reno Gazette-Journal RENO — A proposal for the federal government to unload millions of acres of land in Nevada probably won’t return to Congress. That’s according to Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., who introduced a massive lands bill last session and had considered reviving it. “Transferring millions of acres ... Read More
May 15, 2017AnnieFannie