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| Articles |
| Glass-Fire Imagery Illuminates Soul Sharing in the Catherine-Heathcliff Relationship of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (HTML) |
| Glass-Fire Imagery Illuminates Soul Sharing in the Catherine-Heathcliff Relationship of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (PDF) |
| RCE Classifiers: Theory and Practice (HTML) |
| RCE Classifiers: Theory and Practice (PDF) |
| Mandatory rBGH Labeling Bill Introduced (HTML) |
| Mandatory rBGH Labeling Bill Introduced (PDF) |
| Chilling Revelations About Declining Forests (HTML) |
| Chilling Revelations About Declining Forests (PDF) |
| Leopold's Legacy: Reconstructing the Damaged Environment (HTML) |
| Leopold's Legacy: Reconstructing the Damaged Environment (PDF) |
| Book Review: Betrayal of Science and Reason (HTML) |
| Book Review: Betrayal of Science and Reason (PDF) |
| Higher Admission, Hiker Fees Start on National Lands (HTML) |
| Higher Admission, Hiker Fees Start on National Lands (PDF) |
| Cows on the Dole: Ranching and the Destruction of the West (HTML) |
| Cows on the Dole: Ranching and the Destruction of the West (PDF) |
| Legislation Would Ban Logging On Federal Lands (HTML) |
| Legislation Would Ban Logging On Federal Lands (PDF) |
| Book Review: The Work of Nature (HTML) |
| Book Review: The Work of Nature (PDF) |
| "Winning the War for the West" Critiqued by Mike Hudak (HTML) |
| "Winning the War for the West" Critiqued by Mike Hudak (PDF) |
| Livestock on Federal Public Lands (HTML) |
| Livestock on Federal Public Lands (PDF) |
| Cows Still on the Dole, but on the Run (HTML) |
| Cows Still on the Dole, but on the Run (PDF) |
| To Graze or Not To Graze: Livestock Grazing on Public Lands Policy and the Sierra Club (HTML) |
| To Graze or Not To Graze: Livestock Grazing on Public Lands Policy and the Sierra Club (PDF) |
| Public Lands Ranching: Environmental Disaster/Economic Boondoggle (HTML) |
| Public Lands Ranching: Environmental Disaster/Economic Boondoggle (PDF) |
| Livestock Grazing Propaganda Disseminated by the Sierra Club (HTML) |
| Livestock Grazing Propaganda Disseminated by the Sierra Club (PDF) |
| Public Lands Ranching: Taxpayer Subsidized Habitat Destruction (HTML) |
| Public Lands Ranching: Taxpayer Subsidized Habitat Destruction (PDF) |
| Public Lands Ranching: Environmental Destruction at Taxpayer Expense (HTML) |
| Public Lands Ranching: Environmental Destruction at Taxpayer Expense (PDF) |
| Comments on Livestock Articles in Sierra Magazine, March/April 2000 (HTML) |
| Comments on Livestock Articles in Sierra Magazine, March/April 2000 (PDF) |
| Deficiencies of Sierra Club Policy Code 10.5 "Grazing On The Public Lands" (HTML) |
| Deficiencies of Sierra Club Policy Code 10.5 "Grazing On The Public Lands" (PDF) |
| How Livestock Degrade Public Lands at Taxpayer Expense (HTML) |
| How Livestock Degrade Public Lands at Taxpayer Expense (PDF) |
| Why the Sierra Club Should Adopt a Policy Opposing Commercial Livestock Grazing on Public Lands (HTML) |
| Why the Sierra Club Should Adopt a Policy Opposing Commercial Livestock Grazing on Public Lands (PDF) |
| Revised Draft Policy #3 (HTML) |
| Revised Draft Policy #3 (PDF) |
| Commercial Livestock Production on Federal Public Lands (HTML) |
| Commercial Livestock Production on Federal Public Lands (PDF) |
| Our Federal Public Lands: For Ranchers or Wildlife? |
| Our Public Lands: Wildlife Habitat or Cattle Pasture? |
| Our Federal Public Lands? Wildlife Habitat or Cattle Pasture? |
| The "Disneyfication" of Nature: True Wilderness or Mickey and Goofy? (HTML) |
| The "Disneyfication" of Nature: True Wilderness or Mickey and Goofy? (PDF) |
| Public Lands Ranchers: Heading for the Last Roundup? (HTML) |
| Public Lands Ranchers: Heading for the Last Roundup? (PDF) |
| Book Review: Welfare Ranching (HTML) |
| Book Review: Welfare Ranching (PDF) |
| Bush's "Healthy Forest Initiative": Smokescreen for Raising Timber Industry Profits (HTML) |
| Bush's "Healthy Forest Initiative": Smokescreen for Raising Timber Industry Profits (PDF) |
| "Mad Cow" One More Sign of a Dysfunctional Ag Industry (HTML) |
| "Mad Cow" One More Sign of a Dysfunctional Ag Industry (PDF) |
| Livestock, Food Transport Major Causes of Global Warming (HTML) |
| Livestock, Food Transport Major Causes of Global Warming (PDF) |
| Cattle Grazing on Federal Public Lands Contributes to Global Climate Change (HTML) |
| Cattle Grazing on Federal Public Lands Contributes to Global Climate Change (PDF) |
| Webpage for "Ranchers Mortgage Our Natural Capital" podcast |
| Ranchers Mortgage Our Natural Capital (Audio (MP3) File) |
| Webpage for "Politics Trumps Science in Rangeland Management" podcast |
| Politics Trumps Science in Rangeland Management (Audio (MP3) File) |
| Webpage for "Ranching's Other Victims: Free-living Animals" video |
| Webpage for "Public Lands Ranchers Obtain Favorable Livestock Management by Harassing Government Employees and Conservationists" podcast |
| Public Lands Ranchers Obtain Favorable Livestock Management by Harassing Government Employees and Conservationists (Audio (MP3) File) |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vegetarian and Animal Rights Advocate?—A Review of the Evidence (HTML) |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vegetarian and Animal Rights Advocate?—A Review of the Evidence (PDF) |
| Webpage for "Nature's Aesthetics Fall to the Plague of Ranching" podcast |
| Nature's Aesthetics Fall to the Plague of Ranching (Audio (MP3) File) |
| Nature's Aesthetics Fall to the Plague of Ranching (HTML) |
| Nature's Aesthetics Fall to the Plague of Ranching (PDF) |
| The West For Itself—Perhaps At Last (HTML) |
| The West For Itself—Perhaps At Last (PDF) |
| “How to Waive a Federal Grazing Permit for Cash” (PDF) |
| Comments on Allan Savory’s Proposed Application of “Holistic Management” to Grasslands, Including Desert Grasslands, for the Purpose of Increasing Sequestration of Atmospheric Carbon (HTML) |
| Comments on Allan Savory’s Proposed Application of “Holistic Management” to Grasslands, Including Desert Grasslands, for the Purpose of Increasing Sequestration of Atmospheric Carbon (PDF) |
| Mike Hudak’s remarks at Speak For Wolves: Yellowstone 2014 (HTML) |
| Mike Hudak’s remarks at Speak For Wolves: Yellowstone 2014 (PDF) |
| People’s Climate March Organizers Squander Opportunity to Education the Public about the Greenhouse Gas Contribution of Livestock Agriculture (HTML) |
| People’s Climate March Organizers Squander Opportunity to Education the Public about the Greenhouse Gas Contribution of Livestock Agriculture (PDF) |
| Claims that Livestock Grazing Enhances Soil Sequestration of Atmospheric Carbon are Outweighed by Methane Emissions from Enteric Fermentation: A Closer Look at Franzluebbers and Stuedemann (2009) (HTML) |
| Claims that Livestock Grazing Enhances Soil Sequestration of Atmospheric Carbon are Outweighed by Methane Emissions from Enteric Fermentation: A Closer Look at Franzluebbers and Stuedemann (2009) (PDF) |
| Books by Mike Hudak |
| Links |
| Photo Essays |
| Mike Hudak's Photo Gallery of Ranching on Western Public Lands |
| Dutchwoman Butte, Tonto National Forest (2000) |
| Burnt Creek Exclosure, BLM (2002) |
| Doublesprings Exclosure, Salmon-Challis National Forest (2003) |
| Morgan Creek Allotment, Salmon-Challis National Forest (2002) |
| Antelope Basin Management Area, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (2002) |
| Diamond Bar Allotment, Gila National Forest (2003) |
| Brumley Ridge Allotment, Manti-La Sal National Forest (2001) |
| Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, BLM (2001) |
| Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Rock Creek/Mudholes Allotment, BLM (2002) |
| Ken's Lake & Behind The Rocks Allotments, State Trust Lands (2002) |
| Cumberland/Uinta Allotment, BLM (2002) |
| Granite Mountain Open Allotment, BLM (2001) |
| Granite Mountain Open Allotment, BLM (2002) |
| Green Mountain Common Allotment, BLM (2001) |
| Smithsfork Allotment, BLM (2001) |
| Photo Galleries |
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“Street Photography” Presentation of Mike Hudak’s Walk on the Camino Francés in 2013 |
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“Street Photography” Presentation of Mike Hudak’s Walk on the Via Francigena in 2016 from Aosta (Italy) to Rome. |
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Installation of Dale Chihuly Glass Sculptures at NY Botanical Garden (2017) |
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NYC Visit (15–19 June 2018) |
| Presentations |
| Chronological List of Grazing Presentations |
| Chronological List of Miscellaneous Presentations |
| Grazing Presentation Description |
| Ranching’s Other Victims: Free-living Animals (Large-format Video) |
| Radio Shows (interviews with individuals) |
| Ron Khosla, May 3, 2004 |
| Patrick Diehl, April 26, 2004 |
| Scott Silver, April 19, 2004 |
| Richard Grossman, April 12, 2004 |
| Richard Schwartz, March 22, 2004 |
| Dawn Moncrief, March 15, 2004 |
| Dave Louthan, March 15, 2004 |
| Carol Moon, March 8, 2004 |
| Keith Akers, March 1, 2004 |
| Dave Louthan and Dr. Michael Greger, February 23, 2004 |
| Matt Kelly, February 16, 2004 |
| Christopher B. Bedford, February 9, 2004 |
| Gary L. Francione, November 27, 2003 |
| Public Lands Project |
| Videos (interviews with individuals) |
| Robert Amundson: "Ranching Politics in Academia" |
| Doug Barber: "The Economics of Public Lands Ranching" |
| Doug Barber: "Taxpayer Subsidy of the Federal Grazing Program" |
| Darrell Barnes: "A Conflict Over Cattle Management" |
| Clait E. Braun: "The Gunnison Basin Gunnison Sage-Grouse Working Group" |
| Clait E. Braun: "Avian Species Harmed by Holistic Management" |
| Len Carpenter: "Governmental Rigidity in Managing Livestock Grazing During Drought" |
| Len Carpenter: "Incredibly Low Grazing Fees On Federal Public Lands" |
| Len Carpenter: "Rancher Influence in State Legislatures of the American West" |
| Patrick Diehl: "The Future of Public Lands Ranching" |
| Leon Fager: "Cattle Grazing Disrupts Natural Fire in Western Forests" |
| Renee Galeano-Popp: "Forest Service Politics" |
| Renee Galeano-Popp: "Animal Damage Control" |
| Steve Gallizioli: "Politics in Public Lands Management" |
| Steve Gallizioli: "Holistic Resource Management" |
| David Gilman: "Impacts of Cattle on Soil of the American West" |
| Martha Hahn: "Influence of Environmental Organizations on BLM" |
| Martha Hahn: "Changes by G. W. Bush Administration in BLM Management" |
| Julian Hatch: "The Bureau of Land Management's Cattle-Ravaged Lands in Southern Utah" |
| Steve Herman: "Cattle Increase Predation of Birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge" |
| Steve Herman: "Cattle-Damaged Wildlife Habitat at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge" |
| Glenn Hockett: "Wolves and Grizzlies in Elk and Livestock Country" |
| Steve Johnson: "Livestock’s Role in the Decline of the Desert Tortoise" |
| Steve Johnson: "Livestock’s Role in Degrading Desert Grasslands" |
| Ralph Maughan: "The Montana Conflict Between Cattle and Bison" |
| Ralph Maughan: "Opposition to Wolf Reintroduction in the Northern Rockies" |
| Steve Monsen: "Livestock’s Role in Spreading Weeds and Pinion-Juniper" |
| Ray Neiwert: Land Management Deficiencies of the U.S. Forest Service |
| Don Oman: "Livestock Mangement on the Twin Falls Ranger District" |
| Don Oman: "Excluding Cattle from Trout Creek" |
| Don Oman: "Political Pressures on Forest Service Personnel" |
| Bob Phillips: "Cattle Removal Permitted Recovery of Bruneau River" |
| Jim Prunty: "Interaction of Cattle and Burned Rangeland" |
| Bobbi Royle: "The 1998 Christmas Holiday Wild Horse Massacre" |
| Mike Sauber: "The Reintroduction of the Gila Trout" |
| Mike Sauber: "An Experience with the Quivira Coalition" |
| Todd Shuman: "The Campaign to Protect the Golden Trout Wilderness" |
| Doug Troutman: "BLM's Management of Livestock" |
| Doug Troutman: "BLM Politics Undermines Sound Management of Livestock Grazing" |
| Larry Walker: "Genesis of RangeNet" |
| Charmaine White Face: "Livestock Grazing in the Black Hills" |
| Bill Worf: "Poor Management of Upland Cattle Grazing Led to Flood Damage at South Parker Creek (South Warner Wilderness, California)" |
| Bill Worf: "Ranching Damage in Pine Creek Basin (South Warner Wilderness, California)" |
| Bill Worf: "Pro-Ranching Social Pressure on Forest Service Employees" |
| Bill Worf: "The Forest Service's Disregard For Historical Range Surveys" |
