Posts by WLA Admin
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program to Help Improve Working Lands
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA’s largest conservation…
Read More...A Primer on Oil and Gas Leases and Surface Use Agreements
On December 10, WLA posted A Primer for Oil and Gas Leases and Surface Use Agreements for Members of the Western Landowners Alliance on our website under the Energy Planning program.…
Read More...USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1,…
Read More...NRCS ACEP Application Batching Deadline for New Mexico – January 29, 2016
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) New Mexico will end its first, and potentially only, FY 2016 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) application period on January 29, 2016. See the email…
Read More...Colorado fourth state to sign federal-state forest management agreement
“The U.S. Forest Service and the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) signed a forest management agreement this week, allowing projects to cross the boundaries between federal and privately owned land.…
Read More...WLA Member Sid Goodloe on "Out on the Land"
Sid Goodloe of Carrizo Valley Ranch appeared on the TV show “Out on the Land” last night. “Out on the Land” is a weekly television show on the RFD TV…
Read More...Presidential Memorandum: Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate ReleaseNovember 03, 2015 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE ADMINISTRATOR…
Read More...New Resources for Young Ranchers and Farmers
LOUISVILLE, October 29, 2015—Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced a commitment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prioritize $5.6 billion over the next two years within USDA…
Read More...Sage Grouse Decision Validates Landowner Conservation Efforts
September 22, 2015 The Western Landowners Alliance announces that today’s decision by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finding the greater sage grouse as not warranted for listing validates…
Read More...Interior Department Proposes First Master Leasing Plan in Utah for Balanced Energy Development, Conservation
Release Date: 08/14/15 Contacts: Jessica Kershaw , Interior_press@ios.doi.gov Megan Crandall , BLM-UT, 801-539-4013 Draft Moab Master Leasing Plan Takes Landscape-level Approach to Minimize Conflicts, Facilitate Responsible Energy Development WASHINGTON –…
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