Comments sought for Bears Paw to Breaks permit renewals

Livestock grazing is at the heart of the Bureau of Land Management and its multiple use mission, all the way back to the origins of the bureau, which was founded from the combination of the U.S. Grazing Service and the General Land Office.

Livestock in Montana has long been raised on America’s public lands. Ranchers who use these lands for livestock production are authorized to do so through the grazing permit process.

The BLM North Central Montana District is in the process of renewing the grazing permits on 114 grazing allotments in the Bears Paw to Missouri River Breaks planning area....