By reader request we did the following video to explain a bit about the BLM report/plan and the action item we are asking you to take. Our action item is comprehensive. The […]
BLM “Plan” and the HMAP
What Do YOU Want? (How YOU can get it)
UPDATED June 18, 2020: As wild horse advocates we face many challenges. Wild horses live in our system of public lands where they share the range with other wild things. However, our […]
Some Bad News (personal plea)
Note from Laura Leigh from the budget debate front, from the heart: I’ve got some bad news from the front on the fight against the release of additional funding, $21 million, in […]
WHE Comments to the Advisory Board (10/20)
Wild Horse Education members addressed the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board last week. We want to thank all of you that took the time to speak. We did listen to […]
Advisory Board Written Comments due Sept 9
The BLM Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet (virtually) September 23-24. Registration to speak is now closed, but you can still write to them. Some background and a few questions […]
BLM Skirts Management Failures, Asks Congress To Accelerate Program Collapse (Action Item)
The BLM plan/report to Congress is another step in achieving the goals set by the Summit of the Wild Horse held in Utah in 2017. This agenda has taken many forms […]
Humane Handling (it’s not just about the roundup)
The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 established the mandate that wild horses and burros were to managed, humanely, and preserved for future generations. When we talk about “humane management […]
Open Comments, Finalized Plans and the Roundup Schedule
There are multiple Environmental Assessments (EAs) open for public comment, several already finalized and a roundup schedule published for the rest of fiscal 2021. At the same time there are plans that […]
Roundup Schedule Update (the end of fiscal 2021)
“Helicopter roundup season” is broken into two parts: The first half of the fiscal year and the second half. The federal government operates on a fiscal year that begins in October. Helicopter […]
What Can I Say? (Volunteer Letters on the BLM Plan)
Preface: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a report/plan to Congress on May 8th through backdoor channels. The plan was sent to the same entities in the backdoor room that created […]
