Open for comment · closes December 14
Oppose Rangeland Management
Forest Service · National Forest System lands in the 16 contiguous Western States, National Grasslands
- What
- The Forest Service is proposing to rewrite its livestock grazing rules for national forests and grasslands. The changes would loosen permit and qualification requirements, set up a way to respond to drought and wildfire, allow stewardship-style grazing projects under temporary permits, and standardize grazing fees across the 16 western states. It mainly affects ranchers with Forest Service permits, but it also matters to anyone who cares about range health, wildlife habitat, and public oversight of grazing on national forest land.
- Where
- National Forest System lands in the 16 contiguous Western States, National Grasslands
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- By when
- Comments to Forest Service by December 14, 2026.Date from Federal Register ↗, read November 12, 2026.
What to ask forAll 3 points →
Please account for the effects on streams, native vegetation, and wildlife.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-23033 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchNo verified figure is on the record for this fight.
- By whenDecember 14, 2026, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read November 12, 2026.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 12, 2026.
Two ways to be heard on this, and both count. Comment for the legal record, then call the members who answer to you.
Comment nowWhat to say
Make these points, in your own words
- I oppose this action as proposed, and I ask the agency to weigh the specific harms below.
- Please account for the effects on streams, native vegetation, and wildlife.
- Please account for the impacts on fish, wildlife, and the habitat they depend on.
Name the place: this decision affects the National Forest System lands in the 16 contiguous Western States and the people who use and value it.
Say something only you can say. The law requires the agency to consider and respond to substantive comments, and specifics are what make a comment substantive.
Affects public lands
The Forest Service is proposing to rewrite its livestock grazing rules for national forests and grasslands. The changes would loosen permit and qualification requirements, set up a way to respond to drought and wildfire, allow stewardship-style grazing projects under temporary permits, and standardize grazing fees across the 16 western states. It mainly affects ranchers with Forest Service permits, but it also matters to anyone who cares about range health, wildlife habitat, and public oversight of grazing on national forest land.
In the agency’s own words
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department) proposes to amend the regulations governing grazing and livestock use on the National Forest System to modernize grazing administration, improve clarity, codify existing policy, and expand opportunities for stewardship and access. The proposed amendments would update permit issuance, eligibility, and qualification provisions; establish a framework for adaptive response to drought, wildfire, and similar disturbance events; and expand authorities for stewardship-oriented livestock use, including adding the ability to implement stewardship projects (such as out…
Who signs it
The notice names no signer PLAN could read. PLAN names a decision-maker only when the document names one.
The ground
This fight isn’t bound to a map place in PLAN’s record yet. The notice names National Forest System lands in the 16 contiguous Western States, National Grasslands; none is a unit on the threatened lands map, so there’s no place page to open or watch.
The photograph on this page: Rain over mixed-grass prairie, Badlands country, South Dakota. More Than Just Parks.
In court on this ground
This fight isn’t bound to a land unit in PLAN’s record yet, so there are no court cases to show for its ground.
Who holds the vote
PLAN’s record doesn’t tie a member of Congress to this fight yet. The scorecard grades the votes and bills that decide public lands; nothing joins a vote or a bill to this decision, so there’s no member to name here without guessing.
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