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Summer - 2010
The Public Lands Monitor - Summer Edition 2010  -  [Volume XXIII, No. 2]
2010 PLF Annual Meeting  President's Column  General Land Office 200th Anniversary Project  Summaries of Advocacy Letters from PLF  New PLF Position Statement (Climate Change and the National System of Public Lands)  Outstanding Public Lands Professional Awards  A History of the PLF's Awards Program  Recollections  PLF's Register of BLM Retirees    Special Dues Payments  In Memorium  Faces: Dean Bibles, Jim Bierne, Henri Bisson, Elaine Brong, Buford Crites, Jim Ducker, Ed Hastey, George Lea, Cheryl McCaffery, Mat Millenbach, Judy Nelson, Russ Penny, Dick Prather, Edgar Rowland, Jim Ruch, Irving Senzel, and Ed Shepard.

Spring - 2010
The Public Lands Monitor - Spring Edition 2010  -  [Volume XXIII, No. 1]
2010 PLF Annual Meeting  President's Message  Advocacy Letters  Testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations on the FY 2011 Budget for BLM  PLF Position on Management of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros  New Colorado PLF Chapter  Request for Landscape Stewardship Award Nominations  PLF By-Laws, Organization, Duties, Financial Policy and Procedures Revised  A "Central Files" for PLF  PLF's Website  Last Call for BLM Retiree Information  2010 Special Dues Payments  In Memorium  Faces: Henri Bisson.

Winter - 2009
The Public Lands Monitor - Winter Edition 2009  -  [Volume XXII, No. 4]
2010 Board of Directors   Elena Daly appointed VP for DC Affairs   President's Message   Advocacy Letters   American Wildlife Conservation Partners   Landscape Stewardship Awards   BLM Honors former District Manager Howard DeLano   Andy Senti: 61 years of Public Service   New Look for PLF Website   Update on PLF Archives   Bicentennial Commemoration Project   Help needed from PLF members  2009 NPLD - End of Year Summary   In Memorium   Faces: Henri Bisson, Elena Daly, Andy Senti, and Wayne Winterton.

Fall - 2009
The Public Lands Monitor - Fall Edition 2009  -  [Volume XXII, No. 3]
Highlights of the PLF National Meeting in Billings, MT   George Lea Retires   Henri Bisson named New PLF President  Bicentennial Celebration of General Land Office  Election of PLF Officers  PLF Dues  PLF Website  Combined Federal Campaign  Advocacy Letters  In Memorium  Bequest from Peterson Estate  Faces: Jim Binando, Henri Bisson, Ray Brubaker, Ben Collins, Joe Gibson, George Lea, Bill LeBarron, Bill McIlvain, Mike Pool, and group photograph of attendees at PLF National Meeting in Billings.

Summer - 2009
The Public Lands Monitor - Summer Edition 2009  -  [Volume XXII, No. 2]
PLF Annual Meeting  President's Column  Special Dues Categories  National Public Lands Day  Abbey Nominated as BLM Director  Landscape Stewardship Award  Congress attempts to Reorganize BLM  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Program)  PLF Archives News  Testimony - House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies  Combined Federal Campaign CFC #11786  Small Tracts  Karl Landstrom reaches 100  In Memorium  Faces: Karl Landstrom.

Spring - 2009
The Public Lands Monitor - Spring Edition 2009  -  [Volume XXII, No. 1]
New National System of Public Lands  Signing of Secretarial Order #3280  Combined Federal Campaign 2008 and 2009 Special Dues Payment  2009 PLF Annual Meeting - Billings, Montana  PLF's Register of BLM Retirees  Transition - Our Positions and What We Stand For  Landscape Stewardship Award  Economic Stimulus Program  Renewable Energy on the National Public Lands  Wild Horse and Burro Program  Small Tracts  In Memorium  Faces: Jim Caswell, Glen Collins, Scott Cooke, Jan Holder, Dirk Kempthorne, George Lea, Joanie Losacco, and Juan Palma

Winter - 2008
The Public Lands Monitor - Winter Edition 2008  -  [Volume XXI, No. 4]
2009 Annual Meeting  Major Public Lands Issues  Combined Federal Campaign  Our Positions: What We Stand For  Small Tracts  Public Lands Foundation Position Statement on Public Enjoyment of the BLM Public Lands  2009 Board of Directors  2008 National Public Lands Day (NPLD) Grant Report  Landscape Stewardship Awards  Special Dues Payments  In Memorium  Faces: Tom Allen, Gil Bates, Glen Collins, Stephanie Connolly, Pete Culp, Joyce Dearstyne, Ralph Heft, Dwight Hemple, Jens Jensen, John Kwiatkowski, Heather Leach, Beau McClure, Mat Millenbach, George Lea, Bill LeBarron, Judy Nelson, Jim Rehder, Jim Ruch, Ed Spang, and Dave Summers

Fall - 2008
The Public Lands Monitor - Fall Edition 2008  -  [Volume XXI, No. 3]
Highlights of National Meeting  PLF Motto Contest Results  Combined Federal Campaign  Sustaining Earth's Ecosystem: It's Natural Life Support System  PLF Spring Membership Survey  Lifetime Service Awards Landscape Stewardship Awards  Election of Officers  In Memorium  Faces: Tom Allen, Brad Barber, Henri Bisson, Steven Burr, Fee Busby, Elena Daly, Jim Davis, Dwight Hempel, Ron Hooper, Robert Keiter, Ashley Korenblat, George Lea, Terry Messmer, Rick Moore, Judy Nelson, Brian O'Donnell, Roland Robison, Ed Spang, Glen Stein, Dirk Van Zyl, and group photo of Annual Meeting attendees.

Summer - 2008
The Public Lands Monitor - Summer Edition 2008  -  [Volume XXI, No.2]
2008 Annual Meeting  President's Column  Landscape Stewardship Award  PLF Policy Papers: Public Land Disposal Through Legislation, and Recreational Shooting on BLM Public Lands  Combined Federal Campaign  2008 Special Dues Payments  National Public Lands Day  House Budget Testimony  BLM Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources  Small Tracts  In Memorium  Faces: Jean Austin, Jim Colby, Pete Culp, Dan Dick, Mary Dick, Bill Downey, Carl Enix, Mary Enix, Tom Fry, Mai Griffith, Roger Griffith, Pat Harvey, Bernie Hyde, E. K. James, Leonard Karpinski, Karl Landstrom, Felix Lapinski, George Lea, Vince Riley, Denise Ryan, Audrey Sawicki, Ed Wyatt, and Shirley Wyatt

Spring - 2008
The Public Lands Monitor - Spring Edition 2008  -  [Volume XXI, No. 1]
2008 Annual Meeting  Revised PLF Mission Statement  PLF Officers / Board Public Lands Professional Awards  PLF Contest  Major Public Lands Issues  PLF Membership Survey  Combined Federal Campaign  New Register of BLM Retirees  2008 Special Dues Payments  Lifetime Service Award  Monitoring Volunteers In Memorium  Faces: Virginia Bealer, Gita Bodner, Jim Caswell, Glen Collins, Pete Culp, Ken Harrison, Kirk Halford, Ralph Heft, Eric Janes, Annika Jones, Curt Jones, John Kwiatkowski, George Lea, Bill LeBarron, Van Manning, Beau McClure, Jim Mezes, Mat Millenbach, Jim Ruch, Karen Simms, Ed Spang, Bob Steele, Dennis Stenger, Neil Van Zandt, and group photo of Annual Meeting attendees.

Winter - 2007
The Public Lands Monitor - Winter Edition 2007  -  [Volume XX, No. 4]
Election of PLF Officers    Highlights of PLF National Meeting  Major Public Land Issues: 1872 Mining Law, Energy Corridors for Rights-of-Way, and EIS on Vegetation Treatments using Herbicides   PLF Motto Contest  2007 National Public Lands Day (NPLD) Grant Report  In Memorium  Faces: Paul Applegate, John Barksdale, Janine Blaelock, Betsy Buffington, Glen Collins, Barbara Guest, Kim Harb, Debbie Hays, Ralph Heft, Jeff Holdren, George Lea, Bill Leavell, Mary Jo Lovick, Debbie Lucero, Ernesto Lujan, Matt Martinez, Beau McClure, Sandra Meyers, Mat Millenbach, Mark Oswald, Ray Powell, Harold Ramsbacher,  Bob Ratcliffe, Hilario Rubio, Louise Senzel, Oscar Simpson, Rick Smith, Jim Stobaugh and Del Vail.

Fall - 2007
The Public Lands Monitor - Fall Edition 2007  -  [Volume XX, No. 3]
Annual Meeting - Santa Fe, New Mexico Major Public Lands Issues: Supreme Court Issued Opinion in Wilkie v. Robbins; Fire Fighting Funds; Feds Complete New Survey and Manage Record of Decision; Opponents of National Land Conservation System (NCLS) Raise Complaints; Court Bars Landowners R.S. 2477 Claim across Federal Land  National Public Lands Day  Combined Federal Campaign Small Tracts: BLM EIS Favors Herbicides for Invasives; Senate Confirms Caswell at BLM; Rome Plateau Hold is Withdrawn; Sportsmen enter Lawsuit against O&G Projects In Memorium

Summer - 2007
The Public Lands Monitor - Summer Edition 2007  -  [Volume XX, No. 2]
2007 Annual Meeting  New Office Files in PLF Archives  Combined Federal Campaign  Public Lands Foundation Awards  Role in BLM's Monitoring Program  August L. "Gus" Hormay - Father/Founder of Rest-Rotation Grazing  National Public Lands Day  Major Public Land Issues  House Appropriations Testimony  Small Tracts  PLF Position Statement: The Role of Science in BLM Land Management Decisions  In Memorium  Faces: Tim Carrigan, Ken Egerman, Gardner Ferry, Larry Hanlon, August Hormay, Al Logogz, Ed Spang, and Deane Zeller.

Spring - 2007
The Public Lands Monitor - Spring Edition 2007  -  [Volume XX, No. 1]
PLF Officers for 2007  PLF 20th Anniversary  2007 Annual PLF Meeting in Santa Fe  Position Statement: Implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005  2006 Professional Awards  Lifetime Service Awards  Major Public Lands Issues: Selling the Public Lands; BLM 2008 Budget Request; Wyoming Grazing Dispute; The Tenth Circuit's Decision; BLM PLans for Reorganization; and A New BLM Director   Combined Federal Campaign  Small Tracts  A Role for PLF to Help BLM's Monitoring Program  New Tax Law of 2006  2007 Special Dues Payments  In Memorium    Faces: Joe Kraayenbrink, Rich Hansen, George Lea

Winter - 2006
The Public Lands Monitor - Winter Edition 2006  -  [Volume XIX, No. 4]
Election of 2007 Officers   2007 Annual PLF Meeting  Major Public Land Issues   PLF Role in BLM's Monitoring Program   PLF Local Office Representative   BLM Managing for Excellence   DOI's International Assistance Program   Special Dues Payments   SAIC has Open Positions   PLF Gift and Legacy Program    BLM Personnel Changes   In Memorium   Faces: Mel Chase, Kathleen Clarke, Glen Collins, Pete Culp, Frank Edwards, Carl Enix, Karl Landstrom, George Lea, Bill Luscher, John Marks, Beau McClure, Mat Millenbach, Keith Miller, Bill Noble, Marvin Pearson, Cecil Roberts, Rob Roudabush, Ed Spang, Bob Steele, Deane Swichard, Barbara Williams, and group photos of (1) PLF golfers and (2) attendees at Annual Meeting.

Fall - 2006
The Public Lands Monitor - Fall Edition 2006  -  [Volume XIX, No. 3]
Highlights of National Meeting, Golden, Colorado Remembering BLM  Awards Banquet  Next Year's Annual Meeting  Minutes of the PLF Board of Directors Meeting  PLF's Register of BLM Retirees  Nominations for PLF Officers for 2007  Major Public Land Issues Lifetime Service Awards given to Carol Hadley, Deane F. Swickard, and Karl Landstrom  Landscape Stewardship Award given to The Owl Mountain Partnership (David Harr and Jerry Jack)  Letter to the Editor (Re: Managing Forest Burns)  In Memorium 

Summer - 2006
The Public Lands Monitor - Summer Edition 2006  -  [Volume XIX, No. 2]
2006 Annual Meeting  President's Column  A Role for PLF to Help BLM's Monitoring Program The Antiquities Act: A Century of Protecting America's Natural and Cultural Treasures  Special Dues Payments  National Public Lands Day  Combined Federal Campaign  Update on Major Public Land Issues  New PLF Award - Landscape Stewardship Award  Nominations for the PLF Lifetime Service Award now Open  Outstanding Public Lands Professional Awards Open Small Tracts  Testimony - House Appropriations Subcommittee in Interior and Related Agencies In Memorium

Spring - 2006
The Public Lands Monitor - Spring Edition 2006  -  [Volume XIX, No. 1]
2006 Board of Directors  2006 Annual Meeting  President's Column  2006 Special Dues Payments  PLF's Role in BLM's Monitoring Program  Outstanding Public Lands Professional Awards for 2005  Nominations for the PLF Lifetime Service Award now Open  Oil and Gas Environmental Best Management Practices  Small Tracts  Major Public Lands Issues  Positions Statements: Forest Plan Revisions and a Future for O&C Forests  Combined Federal Campaign  In Memorium / Contributions  Faces: Kathleen Clarke, George Lea, Tim Smith, and Richard Zander.

Winter - 2005
The Public Lands Monitor - Winter Edition 2005  -  [Volume XVIII, No. 4]
Election of Officers  2006 Annual Meeting  President's Column  Major Current Issues  Register of BLM Retirees  PLF Position Statements: Mitigation of Impacts on Public Lands caused by Smuggling of Controlled Substances and People into the U.S. from Mexico; Restoration and Recovery of Federal Forests after Catastrophic Wildfires; Endangered Species Act Amendment   Small Tracts  In Memorium  Faces: Jean Austin, Lou Bellesi, Glen Collins, Dan Dick, Rita Dolan, Bill Downey, Carl Enix, Ken Harrison, Vince Hecker, Bob Jones, Marlyn Jones, Karl Kipping, Karl Landstrom, George Lea, Van Manning, Lois Mason, Chad McBurney, Jerry O'Callaghan, Vince Riley, Jim Ruch, Barry Stallings, Dick Thompson, and Tommy Washington,

Fall - 2005
The Public Lands Monitor - Fall Edition 2005  -  [Volume XVIII, No. 3]
Nomination of Officers  Highlights of 2005 Annual Meeting  Outstanding Lifetime Service Awards  Major Public Land Issues  Small Tracts  Impacts from Smuggling  In Memorium  Faces: Chris Aguilera, Tom Allen, Bill Barker, Bob Buffington, Cory Charlie, Danny Charlie, Mel Chase, Steve Cohn, Glen Collins, Leta Collord, Kristin Cooper, Pete Culp, Mac Donaldson, Carl Enix, Pete Fallini, Lisa Galaviz, Ken Harrison, Ralph Heft, Chris Horyza, George Lea, Van Manning, Ellen MacPherson, Gary McVicker, Mat Millenbach, Keith Miller, Phil Moreland, Kerry Norgren, Jean Rigtrup, Jim Ruch, Steve Saway,  Karen Simms, Ed Spang, Bob Steele, Mike Taylor, Dick Thompson, Del Vail, Jeff Williamson. and a group photo of Annual Meeting attendees.