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   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Peter Andrew Groseta <andy at wdartranch.com>To: 'George Ruyle' <gruyle at cals.arizona.edu>; Larry Howery <lhowery at ag.arizona.edu>Cc: Jeff Eisenberg <jeffeisenberg at rockspringrs.com>Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 01:17:14 PM MSTSubject: [EXT]FW: September News from the Public Lands Council

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George and Larry:

Please see the PLC Capital Issues newsletter.

I want to call your attention to they (NCBA/PLC) are looking for interns.  It would be once in a lifetime experience for your students.  I strongly suggest that you consider having some students  who are interested to apply.  Deadline is December 2.

Have a great weekend.

Andy

From: Public Lands Council <info at publiclandscouncil.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2022 7:05 AM
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Subject: September News from the Public Lands Council

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September 2022

A COLLECTION OF MONTHLY UPDATES FROM PUBLIC LANDS COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
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THE PRESIDENT'S PUBLICATION
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As my PLC presidency begins, I am having trouble believing it is already mid-fall. Someone once told me the years go by faster as you get older, and I guess I crossed that threshold somewhere along the way.

While this is a new role for me in PLC, many of the challenges we are working on remain constant: the threat of misinformation, litigation, and misguided government regulation will continue to play a big hand in the focus of PLC. Policy adopted at Annual Meeting renewed our focus on ensuring permittees’ security on the land, even as the political landscape changes.

Even with all of the constant threats, we also have a lot of opportunity. I believe that a majority of people still see ranchers as high-integrity individuals, especially at local levels. It now behooves us to spread that feeling to a wider audience. The recent "Range Reels" film is a good example of how to reach out and show our commitment to the land. Shaun Sims and family are to be congratulated on a job very well done. Shaun and his family aren’t alone. PLC will be developing more of these pieces out there for the people to see and learn – and we’ll be calling on all of you to step forward to show them what it looks like to be high-integrity stewards. 

PLC is committed to getting out there to build relationships, gain allies and yes— learn others’ opinions and bias, especially when those opinions and bias are internal to our industry. 

With that being said, I want to invite and encourage you as members to be engaged, share your experience and knowledge. All of us together are definitely smarter than we are individually.

Call the staff, volunteer for a committee, help guide your local and state affiliates. Write comment letters. BE HEARD!

Together, we can improvise, adapt and overcome.

See ya next time,
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PLC President, Mark Roeber
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FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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October begins the slow march to the midterms – which usually is less of a march and more of an all-out mad dash. After passing a stopgap funding bill which averted a midnight government shutdown with just a few hours to spare, all 435 members of the House and 1/3 of the Senate will head home to campaign. After Congress adjourns, the last few campaign-related pushes will be from the Administration. This means many draft rules, potential monument designations, and other pushes to enact unilateral policy that will be favorable to only a few. This, my friends, is silly season. The stopgap funding bill, a continuing resolution, provides some certainty for our members on things like avoiding a sage grouse ESA listing, but the short-term funding measure kicks many of these conversations down the road until the middle of December.

The Supreme Court begins their fall session next week, too. On Monday, the court will hear oral arguments inSackett v. EPA. The outcome of this case will determine how the EPA regulates “waters of the United States”. The oral arguments come just days after the EPA sent their own interpretation of what should constitute a WOTUS to the Office of Management and Budget, one of the final stages before release of a rulemaking. PLC and our partners have been clear with EPA, Army Corps, OMB, and our partners: the regulatory process should pause until the court has issued their decision. Racing to beat the Supreme Court to the finish line is irresponsible and will only create more uncertainty when the agencies have to go back to amend their rule at the direction of the court.

In Washington, it seems no one is immune from silly season – perhaps except those who are committed to providing the finest food and fiber to the nation, while stewarding millions of acres of western rangeland and forests. 
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Kaitlynn Glover

Executive Director

Public Lands Council 

Office direct: 202-879-9128

Cell phone: 202-525-0789

Email: kglover at beef.org
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT
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There's a season for everything under the sun, and September and October are "try it" season on Capitol Hill. Every messaging bill, half-baked idea, and last-ditch effort to fulfill campaign promises — if it's still floating out there and has the potential to generate some positive press, Congress is going to try it. Midterm elections are almost here and appropriations promises to be another holiday season debacle this year (see Kaitlynn's update on the continuing resolution.) In this chaos, some folks on Capitol Hill — and the extreme activist groups that fund them — seize the opportunity to try to push harmful legislation across the finish line.

One such bill is theSave America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, which would ban the "shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption." Now, the only proteins we're passionate about putting on the plates of consumers is high-quality, American beef and lamb. However, this bill raised alarms for us because of its numerous unintended consequences for agricultural producers.

Horses are defined as livestock in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, and the SAFE Act would set a dangerous precedent for banning the development of a livestock species for human consumption. The ban would be impossible to enforce, leave more horses in situations of abandonment and neglect at the end of their lives, undermine the sovereignty of our trade partners, and create significant issues with disposal of remains. Across much of the country, the ranching industry relies on a healthy, humane horse industry, so PLC worked with a variety of agriculture and horse welfare groups to stop the bill in committee.

There will likely be a few more last-minute efforts on land designations and other bills that could impact permittees. In addition to ramping up for an appropriations fight, we will be monitoring any and all moving pieces that could have hidden landmines for the livestock industry. 
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Sigrid Johannes

Associate Director

Public Lands Council 

Office direct: 202-879-9122

Email: sjohannes at beef.org
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ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
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The Public Lands Council, in conjunction with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, is now taking applications for public policy interns to join the D.C. office during the summer of 2023. Interns will have the opportunity to engage with PLC and NCBA staff on several fronts, including policy, communications, and membership, and will work closely with the lobbying and regulatory teams to advance policies important to the beef and sheep industries.

PLC interns will gain hands-on experience and join the fight to ensure legislative and regulatory actions taken inside the nation’s Beltway don’t cause harm to the livestock industry. This in-person internship will run from May 15, 2023 - August 11, 2023. The application window will close December 2, 2022; please apply online here. Contact Justyn Tedder (jtedder at beef.org) for any inquiries.
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Justyn Tedder

Associate Director of Operations

Public Lands Council

Office direct: 202-879-9135

Email:jtedder at beef.org
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THINGS TO WATCH
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PLC "Range Reels" cooperative video highlights Wyoming family, generations of public lands ranching stewardship 

At this year's Annual Meeting, PLC debuted the first of many "Range Reels", a video series to identify unique components of the federal lands ranching story. In partnership with the American Sheep Industry Association and the National Grazing Lands Coalition, the video highlights stewardship, cultural values, and challenges that accompany grazing on public lands. 

The video, "Sims Ranch: Public Lands Ranching and the Legacy of Stewardship" takes viewers to Evanston, Wyoming, where we visit Wyoming rancher Shaun Sims and his family. The Sims' story is one similar to many other ranching families across the nation who utilize public lands to raise beef cattle and sheep. This video shines a light on the reality of public lands ranching and the hardships associated with it.

According to PLC President Mark Roeber:

“The long history of ranching on federal lands across the West is a cornerstone of the culture and traditions that families like Shaun’s honor every day... These lands are where history and tradition meet contemporary economic and societal demands. Ranchers like Shaun and his family make it possible for these landscapes to serve the needs of nature and people, balanced carefully for a long and healthy future.”  

In addition to his silver screen debut, Shaun Sims serves as the representative for the American Sheep Industry Association on the PLC Board of Directors and as Chair of the PLC Industry Issues Policy Committee.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/wlHw5SgeWSc and share on social media from PLC's Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook! 
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PLC Welcomes Two New Board Members
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Robbie LeValley

Delta, Colorado 

Robbie LeValley’s cow-calf operation in western Colorado is run by her family—and has been for four generations. The LeValleys' partially own their own USDA processing plant and use it to market some of their output directly to their customers. Ranching not only provides income for her family, but for all the businesses in the county. It fuels the USDA packing plant and provides food for the local community. Members of the community can come to the USDA plant to purchase anything from half a cow to a steak for the night’s dinner. They come to the ranch to see where the cattle are raised and to gain confidence that the animals are treated well.
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Jim Hellyer 

Lander, Wyoming 

Jim Hellyer is a second generation Wyoming rancher from Lander. He has served as Fremont County Republican Party Secretary and recently as precinct man from rural Lander. The Hellyers run their cattle operation along Willow Creek south of Lander and run cattle on their Burnt Ranch in the summertime. The Hellyer's are constantly improving their operation and land by working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, removing juniper from sagebrush habitat, and improving fences, water storage, and riparian protection. They do this both for their cattle and the vast amount of wildlife in their area which also relies on the land. 
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Barrasso & Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Improve Forest Health

The Public Lands Council supports the Barrasso and Manchin bipartisan bill Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2022. This legislation would reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and improve forest health. Here is what Kaitlynn Glover, executive director of NCBA Natural Resources and the Public Lands Council had to say on the matter:

“In a year where wildfires have burned nearly7 million acres, the need to make forest lands more resilient for wildfire has never been more evident. We thank Chairman Manchin and Ranking Member Barrasso for their efforts to direct more strategic, expanded use of targeted tools to address the conditions that precipitate dangerous wildfires. History tells us, and science confirms, that livestock grazing is an effective tool in managing annual grasses and residual biomass that make fires hotter and more destructive.Increasing the use of grazing as part of a larger strategy will make landscapes more resilient, reduce fire severity, and make conditions safer for land managers and fire fighters alike.” – Kaitlynn Glover, executive director of NCBA Natural Resources and the Public Lands Council

To read the bill click here!
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