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California officials may ban coyote killing. North State sheriffs say predator attacks are already at crisis level.
“What skin is it off the back of some biologist who has been programmed to think that ranchers don’t matter? We're going to turn the working man into a…
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Forest Supervisor during Maude indictments retires; neighbors react
After 35 years at the Forest Service, Jack Isaacs' last day was the day after Brooke Rollins announced the federal government would be dropping charges…
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Keely Covello
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Maude family reacts to Trump administration dropping charges
“I am so hopeful that our case is the foundation that others who face similar grievances can stand on to get justice.”
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April 2025

Lawmakers and Trump officials gather in D.C. to show support as federal government drops charges against Maude family
“Just imagine a government that would be willing to de facto orphan American children over a mere dispute of 25 acres of land,” said Secretary Brooke…
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Feds confirm Potter Valley Project status: Reviewing funding related to dam removal; not "currently" seeking takeover authority
The Bureau of Reclamation clarifies their stance in a statement.
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Ag Secretary Rollins announces charges against South Dakota ranchers DROPPED
The Maude family faced 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines over the placement of a fence built before they were born.
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Last rancher on Point Reyes peninsula joins lawsuit against the Park Service
David Evans just joined the Niman lawsuit against the Park Service. He was never part of mediation talks and is not under a gag order. In a lengthy…
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Keely Covello
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San Francisco NGO blocked Lake County from talks to take over dams
Cal Trout single-handedly kept the county where Scott Dam and Lake Pillsbury are located from a seat at the table in talks to take over the Potter…
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Keely Covello
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Dam Removal with E.J. Crandell: A Voice for California's Rural & Tribal Communities
A local clash over the future of precious water storage in a rural California community has national attention, and district supervisor and tribal…
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BREAKING: Trump admin to review Potter Valley Project dam removals
There’s been a massive development in Northern California's latest water wars.
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A Theology of Tending Animals
On the ancient spiritual discipline of managing livestock.
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Congressman takes the fight for rural California to D.C.
Doug LaMalfa is taking the fight for California's rural issues, from water mismanagement to ranch closures, all the way to Washington.
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