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 Stories About: Idaho AND ranching AND wilderness
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Grazing a Ruckus
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17 Jun 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Grazing a Ruckus After years of rancorous fighting, a group of Idaho environmentalists and ranchers are close to agreement on a plan that would give federal wilderness protection to more than 400,000 acres in the Owyhee canyon lands of southern Idaho. The deal would also let ranchers trade grazing leases for parcels of public land and assure ranchers the right to have outside reviews conducted before the feds could reduce the n ... |
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| Topics: Idaho, ranching, wilderness (all these topics) |
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