June 2026 Alert! Grazing Updates at IFNM

New livestock grazing regulations are being proposed by the U.S. Department of the Interior that would directly affect Ironwood Forest National Monument and the more than 155 million acres of western public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. This proposal would reduce public participation in grazing decisions, weaken accountability when grazing harms public lands, and prioritize livestock production over other public land values such as wildlife habitat, clean water, recreation, and ecosystem health.

Additionally, BLM’s Tucson Field Office has just released a land health evaluation that concluded 9 of 12 grazing allotments in Ironwood Forest National Monument failed one or more of the three required standards for healthy, functioning lands.

We need more oversight and management of grazing, not less.

To review the DOI proposed changes in regulation, click here.

To read the full land health evaluation for IFNM, click here.

Public comments are being accepted until July 13. Let your voice be heard!

If you want to know more about what these changes could mean for public lands, Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians are hosting a free webinar:

Grazing Without Guardrails: What the BLM’s New Rule Means for Public Land

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

5:00 PM Mountain/7:00 PM Eastern

Photo credit: Western Watersheds Project