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USDA Secretarial Order is a Win-Win for Wildlife and Working Lands
UPDATE: USDA has removed all record of this Secretarial Memorandum from its websites. WLA is committed to working with the incoming administration to ensure that USDA continues to recognize and…
Read More...Habitat Leasing Opportunity through USDA’s Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Grows with Important Changes in Western States
Sign-up runs through June 28, 2024. Denver – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced the sign-up period for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, which will run from…
Read More...Legacy Fund Coalition Welcomes Strong Funding Recommendations From LFC, Governor
Santa Fe – Today, a broad coalition of New Mexico organizations welcomed news that both Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) are prioritizing the Land of Enchantment…
Read More...$22 million coming to the West to help ranchers steward habitat and reduce conflicts with large carnivores
Helena – More than $22 million in USDA funds are coming to help livestock producers across five Western states remain economically viable and steward habitat in predator rich environments, thanks…
Read More...New survey of Colorado River Basin irrigators points to challenges, pathways for agricultural water conservation
Denver – An in-depth survey of more than 1,000 farmers and ranchers in the Colorado River Basin has some startling implications for how water conservation in the drought-stricken region could…
Read More...Western Landowners welcome historic USDA working lands investment
BOULDER, Colorado, June 27, 2023 — Today, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced major changes and new investments that recognize and support the vital role that working lands play…
Read More...Time to take a closer look at Grassland Conservation Reserve Program as sign-up opens with important changes
Sign-up runs through May 26th, 2023. Denver – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced the sign-up period for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, which will run from…
Read More...Historic Land & Water Conservation Proposal Welcomed by Broad Coalition of New Mexicans
Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund would create NM’s first dedicated funding stream for land & water conservation Santa Fe, N.M. – January 26, 2023 – Today a broad coalition of New…
Read More...Wyoming and USDA agree on innovative partnership to conserve wildlife
Washington, DC – This afternoon, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a memorandum of understanding that ratifies a partnership between the state of Wyoming and the…
Read More...North Park meeting brings ranchers together to talk solutions, challenges, as wolves bear down
Walden, CO — Wolves have arrived in Colorado ahead of schedule and are now under federal management, and ranchers in Colorado are concerned about what that means for their businesses. …
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