US Forest Service removes local grazing boards, centralizes control

The US Forest Service is removing rules that allowed local grazing advisory boards to exist. This means decisions about grazing on national forest lands will now be made entirely by the Forest Service, without formal local input.

For decades, local ranchers had a formal seat at the table when the Forest Service made decisions about grazing on public lands. This rule change removes that seat. It centralizes power within the agency, making it easier to implement national policies without local resistance.