The Forest Service is being told to prioritize permitting on vacant land and closed grazing allotments across southern Utah. There are grazing allotments on federal lands that have been sitting empty for years, and they're not empty because the ground can't support grazing. The feed is there, but the permits have lapsed or the Forest Service has closed them outright. This memorandum directs the Forest Service to start putting those lands back to work. (00:25–00:35)
CLAIM
Asserts that grazing allotments on federal lands have been unused for years, not due to the land's inability to support grazing.
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