Mike Pearson tells listeners about the latest in the fight between the Bureau of Land Management and ranchers over the Greater Sage Grouse.
A new proposal is unlikely to stop the friction.
The federal government owns 27.4 percent of all the surface land– that’s 245 million acres and the BLM wants the last word on how the land should be managed.
Last week, a new draft proposal was announced to protect the Greater Sage Grouse. A ground bird that during mating season, the male can put on quite a show as the males strut around to attract a mate.
Officials at the Bureau of Land Management say at…
