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Reports All Reports Report from the Burrow: Forecast of the Prairie Dog This report assigns a letter grade to each federal agency and state responsible for managing prairie dogs No Rest for the Weary: Why Seasonal Oil & Gas Closures Aren't Protecting Wildlife in New Mexico The break-neck pace of drilling public lands for oil and gas has led the BLM in NM to brush aside wildlife closures and timing limitations approx. one thousand times since 2000, all to ensure the rigs keep working. The result is no rest for the weary. Born of Fire: The National Fire Plan in the Southwest Fire Suppression in the Southwest is costly. This new report by Forest Guardians shows that the U.S. Forest Service spent an average of $84 million per year to suppress wildland fire over the last six years Forest Guardians commissioned a team of economists to publish this report which finds that New Mexico’s inventoried roadless areas on U.S.F.S. lands generate tens of millions of dollars each year in economic value as well as direct jobs and income BLM has played a shell game with the public regarding its environmental analysis of the impacts from oil and gas drilling, delayed decisions, and then usually rubberstamps drilling, claiming that it cannot prevent lessees from developing their leases Every 2 years, the New Mexico Game & Fish Department (NMDGF) reviews the state list of threatened and endangered species. This report was submitted as Forest Guardians' comments on the preliminary draft biennial review and recommendations Forest Guardians’ Review of New Mexico State Threatened & Endangered Species List Every 2 years, the New Mexico Game & Fish Department (NMDGF) reviews the state list of threatened and endangered species. This report was submitted on July 5, 2006 as Forest Guardians’ comments on the preliminary draft biennial review and recommendations Financial institutions have issued approximately 1,700 loans totaling more than $1.1 billion to western public lands ranchers who use Bureau of Land Management grazing permits as collateral for their debts National Forest Lands in New Mexico: Roadless Survey: Summary of Results NM voters show strong support to prohibit road bulding in National Forest lands Wildlife, Habitat and Hunting: New Mexico's Roadless Areas A report by New Mexico's Game and Fish Department shows that roads, road-building, and the associated traffic they encourage, create a cascade of adverse effects to the forest ecosystem. What impacts do these roads have on the forests and the watershed? Report to Congressional Committees, November 2005 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to assess the progress the Trust is making in meeting its statutory goals. This report delivers in-depth profiles of some of the country’s most endangered national forests and provides an ecological status report of the current state of the national forest system. Born of Fire - A Forest Guardians Report A comprehensive Forest Guardians’ review of fuel treatment programs and fire management plans in the Southwestern Region of the U.S. Lesser Prairie-chicken: The Sky Really is Falling - A Forest Guardians Report A Forest Guardians report, “Lesser Prairie-Chicken: The Sky Really is Falling,” documents continued declines and threats against the critically imperiled bird throughout its five-state range in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Grazing Out of Control - A Forest Guardians Report Forest Guardians Report: 50 To 75 Percent Of National Forest Grazing Allotments Violate Environmental Law In this report, Forest Guardians analyzes the effort of the BLM in four states to protect ‘areas of critical environmental concern’. Lynx Conservation in the Southern Rocky Mountains: Agency Neglect Threatens Lynx Recovery In light of their declines and possible extirpation in the region, Colorado Division of Wildlife initiated a recovery effort in 1999 that has, so far, enjoyed significant success. The Warner Ridge/Fort Pearce ACEC was designated to offset the damage from off highway vehicle use in the area. This BLM plan that establishes a more permanent trail through the ACEC will only encourage more vehicular traffic in an ecologically sensitive Diverting the Rio Grande - A Forest Guardians Report Throughout the West, increasing the efficiency of irrigation is one of the most effective ways to ensure water is available for river habitat to enhance river flows and protect endangered species. The road to rangeland reform: a history, review, and prospectus As I began background work for this paper, my goal was to investigate a few recently
proposed solutions to the problems caused by mismanagement of federal lands in the
west for grazing purposes.
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