From left are ranchers Kelly Goss and her husband Spike, a member of the Lincoln National Forest staff, Congressman Steve Pearce, three more members of the Lincoln National Forest staff and state Rep. Jim Townsend.

Below, Pearce in white cap talks to Spike Goss on right, as a Lincon National Forest member, Rep. Townsend and Kelly Goss listen (Courtesy photos from Congressman Pearce's office).

By Mary Alice Murphy

Thursday, June 30, Congressman Steve Pearce along with State Representative Jim Townsend, representatives from the United States Forest Service, and local ranchers visited the Pe+

GǣThis has been a long standing problem for the past decade. Recently, efforts to resolve the issue have focused on finding the appropriate balance between protecting threatened species habitat, while ensuring ranchersG