Grazing protests…

A Dec. 20, 2012 notice from Kent Walter, field manager of the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office, sent to all BLM grazing permittees (more than 85), drew a large crowd to the Rio Blanco County exhibition hall on New Year’s Day. According to grazing advisory board member Mike Lopez, stockgrowers would like justification for why the letter was sent to all permittees and they want Walter to withdraw the proposed decision and…