Evaluating the Consequences of Public Land Grazing Permit Buyout Program, Permit Reductions, and Increased Fees on Land Ownership and Open Space in Western States

Objectives: 1. Provide and analyze sociodemographic profiles for landowners with public land grazing permits. 2. Evaluate permittees' knowledge, likelihood of participation, and motivation for involvement in a grazing permit buyout program. 3. Describe possible trends and consequences of implementing the proposed grazing buyout program relative to impacts on agency management, ecological consequences, and examination of potential costs of the program.