Public lands favorite target of New Mexico's Earth haters

Putting the country on the path of protecting at least 30 percent of its land and 30 percent of its ocean areas by 2030 (30x30) is imperative to preserving public spaces. But Earth haters funded by the Koch and DeVos cabals through Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund and scattered in the American West are aiming to derail President Joe Biden's America the Beautiful Initiative. 

Public lands ranching provides less than 3 percent of the beef consumed in the United States. So it's not as if this is a major market force driver for the beef industry overall, in the United States. [The Modern West]

A Texas group calling itself American Stewards of Liberty with ties to the so-called Sagebrush Rebellion has presented anti-Earth resolutions to a receptive Otero County Commission. Southeastern New Mexico is home to many descendants of the Confederacy. Here in New Mexico, Otero County Commissioner and Trump disciple, Couy Griffin is alleging voter fraud and defying the Lincoln National Forest's plan revision. 

If grazing cattle is the key to preventing wildfires why is ranch country still suffering from near daily high even extreme grassland fire danger indices? The 6,159 acre McBride Fire started on private land and spread onto the Lincoln National Forest.

The Otero County Commission signed a letter ordering the Lincoln National Forest to stop implementation of its requirement that the Sacramento Grazing Association decrease the number of livestock it grazes on its allotment. Lincoln National Forest Supervisor Travis Moseley said the U.S. Forest Service has attempted to work with Sacramento Grazing allotment. [Forest Service responds to Otero County cease and desist letter about grazing]

Great new piece from ProgressNow NM that builds on @IREHR's Breaching the Mainstream report.

NM GOP Legislators members of Far-Right Facebook groups Part 1https://t.co/XmBxPRKila

— Devin Burghart (@dburghart) May 21, 2022