COLLEGE STATION, (TAMU) – — One of the worst droughts in the state’s history deepened, with nearly 98 percent of the state in one stage of drought or another, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
More than 90 percent of the state was suffering from extreme to exceptional drought, according to the monitor’s most recent report...
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Almost All of Texas in Severe Drought
Old Technology Could Hydrate Again, A Cistern
HOUSTON, (TAMU) — Rainwater harvesting might be one of the few ways to irrigate your landscape if water restrictions come into play because of drought, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
“Not many people realize this now, but most of Texas is currently under drought conditions, and come summer, water restrictions may be implemented,”...
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Nevada Horses Would Perish of Thirst if Wildlife Board Has its Way
By Steven Long
Photo by Craig Downer
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Nevada wild horses and burros could face a thirsty spring if a proposal to the state’s water engineer by the board overseeing wildlife is passed and implemented.
The board will meet at 1 P.M. Monday in Reno to approve a draft letter denying water to the state’s wild...
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Where the Wild Winds Blow, Wild Horses are No longer Free
Story and Photo by Leslie Peebles
TWIN PEAKS, CAL, (Special to Horseback) – In the north east corner of California, near Susanville, there is a piece of land that is so vast and expansive that it seems it may go on forever. Standing there a soothing sense of peace comes over you as the only...
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Plenty of Water at Nevada Roundup – and Dead Horses Too? Part II
By Steven Long, Photos by Katie Fite
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Tucked away in court documents relating to a lawsuit filed by journalist and artist Laura Leigh is a telling photograph by Western Watershed Biodiversity Director, Katie Fite. The photo is of a peaceful desert scene.
The photo shows a river about 60 feet wide with abundant...
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Water on BLM Land Privately Owned Since 1916.
By Steven Long, Laura Leigh Photo by Terry FitchAs promised, I have researched the water
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HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The BLM cleared up the issue of ownership of water in a desert waterhole near a stampede area where almost 20 horses have died.
The plaintiff in a...
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Government Lawyers Mislead Federal Judge on Wild Horse Water
By Steven Long
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – When Laura Leigh, an author, artist, journalist, and litigant chased the BLM into the desert to observe wild horse capture after a federal judge told her she could do so, she wasn’t allowed to see horses – but she did see water.
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BLM Brings Water to Horses
BLM Takes Emergency Actions to Provide Water to Wild Horses
RENO, (BLM) — Due to escalating drought conditions, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented emergency actions to provide water to wild horses within the Tuscarora gather area, which encompasses the Owyhee, Rock Creek, and Little Humboldt Herd Management Areas (HMAs) located in northern...
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Naturalist Craig Downer Issues Report Showing Sparse Horse Population, Many Cows in Wild Horse Area
Report on Flight from Truckee Airport (CA) passing over various mountain ranges and valleys to the Owyhee Wild Horse Herd Management Area (whhma), Rock Creek whhma, and Little Humboldt whhma. (Ill. w/ digital photos taken on flight.)
Elko District, Bureau of Land Management, North Central Nevada, ca. 80 miles NW of Elko. Note: wh is...
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