Diverse group urges cooperation in divisive Western lands debate

SALT LAKE CITYWorking ranches in Montana, Nevada or Utah may seem to have little in common with a California nonprofit group dedicated to sustainable water supplies, but their leaders are among more than 130 signatories on a letter sent to Congress urging collaboration and common sense on Western lands issues.
The Western Landowners Alliance, Family Farm Alliance, and Rural Voices for Conservation are among the groups spearheading the effort to develop a "shared vision" of principles to promote