More than 270 million acres of national forests and Bureau of Land Management lands are open to grazing. Environmental activists in the West have increasingly turned to the courts to remedy grazing-caused destruction of endangered species habitat, violations of state water quality standards and ruination of recreational values.

Appeals Reform Act Comment Regulations

Forest Guardians and the New Mexico Wildlife Federation sued the Bush administration, asking the federal court to protect each citizen’s right to appeal Forest Service management decisions.

Mexican Spotted Owl

Located in parts of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Mexico, range and habitat suitability have continued to deteriorate due to timber projects and other forms of human intervention. Read the story..

Forest Service Allows Another Renegade Rancher

Livestock still on Pleasant Valley land two years after rancher fails to sign permit. Groups send notice of intent to sue. Read more..

Forest Guardians Appeals Sacramento Grazing Allotment Plan

We are appealing a U.S. Forest Service decision to allow continued cattle grazing in the Lincoln National Forest's Sacramento and Dry Canyon Grazing Allotments.

Litigation Research

Environmental activists in the West have increasingly turned to the courts to remedy grazing-caused destruction of endangered species habitat, violations of state water quality standards and ruination of recreational values. A summary index of litigation