Public Lands Grazing Reform: What’s Changing and Why It Matters for the West - Jun 2026

📅 24 June 2026 | 📍 Zoom

Are you curious about the grazing changes underway on public lands?

Major reforms are taking shape at the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture. From a new memorandum of understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) aimed at improving coordination of grazing management, to proposed reforms to BLM grazing regulations, a lot is happening that could have significant implications for ranchers, land managers and the future of public lands.

Grazing is an important tool for managing forests and rangelands, supporting rural economies, reducing wildfire risk, while also producing food and fiber. Yet outdated grazing regulations have limited the ability of land managers and producers to achieve desired outcomes and respond to variable conditions like drought, wildfire, and shifting forage availability. Rangeland management has evolved significantly over the years, and so too should our policies, which have lagged behind advances in grazing science which benefit landscape health.

Join us for an engaging conversation about these policy developments, the goals behind them, and what they mean for grazing on public lands with:

Brenda Younkin – (DOI) Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals

Gilbert Jackson – (USFS) Rangeland Management Program Manager

Lesli Allison – Western Landowners Alliance CEO

Liz Munn – (TNC) Resilient Public Lands Strategy Director, Nevada

Dave Wilms – NWF, Senior Director for Western Wildlife and

Conservation

Duane Coombs – Public Lands Rancher

Robbie LeValley – Public Lands Rancher

Marissa Taylor – Public Lands Rancher

Register today to join the discussion.