Rangelands Roundtable

06/05/2025

PLC is hiring!

Apply to join our team as Associate Director of Operations in Washington, DC! This role handles association and administrative operations for PLC and is integral in delivering on member relations and office procedures. This is a shared role with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

To apply, please visit our website at www.publiclandscouncil.org

06/03/2025

Lesser prairie chicken habitat conservation practices and ranch economic assessment highlight the importance of conservation incentives.

02/13/2025

The Rangelands Roundtable congratulates Secretary Brooke Rollins on her bipartisan confirmation to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA is an important steward for public rangelands administered by the U.S. Forest Service, and provides critical technical assistance and conservation incentives through the Natural Resources Conservation Service to ranchers managing private rangelands. We looks forward to working with Secretary Rollins to build a strong future for sustainable rangeland systems and the communities that depend upon these resources.

07/04/2024

07/04/2023

04/09/2023

01/25/2023

Curious about the economics of targeted grazing on public lands? Check out our latest article!

Targeted grazing in the Great Basin has been used to reduce cheatgrass fuel loads and enhance wildfire control. In this project, we evaluate the econo…

01/14/2023

Is what's good for the bird truly good for the herd, in terms of a ranchers bottom line when managing for sage grouse habitat with available conservation incentives? See what newly published research shows:

Sagebrush ecosystems of the western U.S. support ranching livelihoods and imperiled populations of the Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)…

01/01/2023

08/18/2022

Sharing research on the economics of conservation management for rangeland soil health at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting.

03/31/2022

Ask a Expert | When it Comes to Sage Grouse Habitat, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: A Conversation with Joe Smith, Working Lands for Wildlife scientist