by Katie Fite | Jan 11, 2016
The occupation of Malheur Refuge in Harney County by Ammon Bundy and militia elements is an assault on the entire body of western public lands, and the biological richness, inspiration and natural splendor they provide for us all. Life-giving Malheur Refuge waters...
by Katie Fite | Jan 8, 2016
‘In Oregon, an armed occupation of Malheur Wildlife Refuge headquarters is being led by self-proclaimed “patriots” from Nevada. They are defending a public lands ranching family’s “right” to set fires and break the law. In Nevada, Cliven Bundy owes more than a...
by Katie Fite | Jan 5, 2016
January 5, 2016 Tim Murphy Idaho State Director Bureau of Land Management Dear Mr. Murphy, As ecologists who collectively have spent well over 150 years studying the shrub-steppe, we have read the Soda Fire Rehabilitation Plan with great interest. Thank...
by Katie Fite | Dec 29, 2015
Nevada BLM Director Ruhs and BLM Director Kornze fail to act. Severe impacts to rare fish in the Virgin River, and desert tortoise habitat in the uplands… WLD responds. Read what Katie Fite had to say to BLM about what she found when monitoring Nevada’s...