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Non-traditional allies teamed up to improve BLM’s Rock Springs plan
What happens when you sit down at a table with your neighbors and take a chance with trust? Meaningful changes, meaningful outcomes. When the Bureau of Land Management released its much-contested draft Rock Springs Resource Management Plan last summer, significant changes were proposed. The intent of those changes was to prioritize wildlife and landscape health; it appeared to minimally impact livestock producers. However, upon delving into the details, we discovered several stipulations that would have had severe consequences for the grazing industry. After taking time to review the draft and talk with our neighbors from both the grazing and conservation communities, the two of us and others sat at a table and said, “what do you think?” We found that though we would need to agree to disagree on certain aspects of the plan, we value the wellbeing of these lands and saw a path forward with grazing as an integral part of keeping the lands both wild and working.
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