Tom Brokaw’s West Boulder Ranch and the Old Steen Place, an adjacent portion of the Burnt Leather Ranch, were sold to a single buyer by Fay Ranches on September 28. The combination of the two Montana holdings creates a 4,751-acre…
Endangered Species Act
Utah Landowners Lose ESA Challenge on Appeal
The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 2014 ruling that limited the ability of federal officials to use the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect a species located in a single state. Utah landowners had challenged a US…
Tagged with: 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Endangered Species Act, Prairie Dogs
Posted in Farmland, News Desk
Posted in Farmland, News Desk
Fish & Wildlife Announces Endangered Species Candidates
In October, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identified three new candidate species for protection under the Endangered Species Act. They are the bracted twistflower, a Texas flower found primarily in the Austin area; the Poweshiek skipperling (see photo above), a…
Fish & Wildlife Announces Gray Wolf Settlement
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reached an agreement to settle ongoing litigation to reinstate Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves in the northern Rockies. If approved by the courts, the settlement offers Fish & Wildlife a path…
Tagged with: Endangered Species Act, Idaho, Montana, Rocky Mountains, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted in Farmland, News Desk
Posted in Farmland, News Desk
Preserving Endangered Species for Profit
Who can save the Alabama red-bellied turtle? Maybe your accountant can. He or she will have a chance if Congress passes new legislation that would give tax breaks to landowners who act to preserve species like the Alabama red-bellied turtle,…
Tagged with: Alabama red-bellied turtle, Dan Young, Endangered Species Act, ESA, Joseph Guinto, Max Baucus, Senate Finance Committee
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