This new release (~9 minutes) serves to tell a story about the role of livestock grazing on western public rangelands and our collective hope for a future of sustained rangeland health and enjoyment.

We believe it is the hope of all citizens that the magnificent landscapes and great open spaces of the American West can be preserved as our legacy to future generations. We also hope that these lands will continue to be managed for multiple uses and values that benefit conservationists, recreationists and other public rangeland users.

The video discusses livestock grazing and its contributions to a variety of important public interests and values, including:

• the health, diversity and productivity of the rangelands;
• the quality of water resources;
• the health of habitat for diverse native species of plants and wildlife;
• the ability of rangelands to withstand noxious weed invasion and the impacts of wildfires;
• and the preservation of open spaces in the face of a growing human population and increased urbanization of the American West.

We invite you to view our DVD and provide us input as we strive to develop yet a longer 30 minute production that will help tell this story to a wide audience through a broad public education effort. A limited number of DVDs are also available for those that are interested in having a copy.

Please feel free to forward any comments or requests to: Linda Coates-Markle, BLM Liaison to SRM at lcmarkle@rangelands.org or 303-986-3309. Thank you!