5-21 IAN WWP Sues Over Sage Grouse
Well the Hailey based Western Watersheds people are at it again…suing the Feds...but what else is new. They’ve been suing over grazing rights for years saying that ranchers are trampling on our rights, on our vegetation much of which is endangered species according to them and on our revenue stream because they believe that ranchers don’t pay enough for grazing rights. You may remember we did a story with
BLM Field Manager David Rosenkrance who played a role in revoking three grazing WWP allotments because WWP wasn’t truthful: “In July 2000 the BLM received an application from Valley Sun to transfer the grazing permit from a Albody Trust to Valley Sun. The paperwork included signing the assignment of range improvement wherein Valley Sun agreed to follow the cooperative agreement signed by the prior operator. Valley Sun applied for non-use in acquiring the grazing permit and in 2006 through 2007 they requested non-use because they were in the process of acquiring livestock. Since they have said they do not intend to graze the public lands. The decision to cancel their permits came March 26, 2010 for violations of the grazing regulations.” Does BLM have it out for Valley Sun? “No everybody has to follow the same rules.”
