“I can’t imagine that out of 40,000 acres there isn’t a sizable percentage that BLM couldn’t work with farmers and ranchers in the area to lease,” Schoesler said.
Environmental organizations are looking to reduce grazing on BLM land.
Western Watersheds Project and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a lawsuit Sept. 13 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., accusing BLM of allowing overgrazing.