Economics
Western Digest – April 2018
News and opportunities on working lands, water and wildlife The news stories and articles included in this digest point to the increasing challenges of making a living off the land,…
Read More...Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banking
Conservation Finance Series—Part Two of Eight How does mitigation banking work? Under the federal Clean Water Act and certain state regulations, streams and wetlands are protected resources and cannot be…
Read More...Introduction to Conservation Finance
Conservation Finance Series—Part One of Eight Landowners can be paid for improving soil health, water quality and wildlife diversity while maintaining agricultural and ranching operations on their land. This is…
Read More...WLA to partner with WRA, Inc. on Conservation Finance Blog Series
Did you know? Landowners can receive substantial payments for improving the health, water quality, and natural resource habitat of their land through conservation finance opportunities. However, there is a lack…
Read More...You’re Invited! Land Succession Planning Day and Evening Film Screening
Mark you calendars for two Western Landowners Alliance special events January 25, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico Legacy on the Land: Compelling Stories and Creative Tools for Land…
Read More...Farm Bill programs cultivate healthy forests in Colorado
Check out the new ColoradoBiz op-ed Farm Bill programs cultivate healthy forests in Colorado by WLA’s ED Lesli Allison on the importance of supporting investment in stewardship of healthy forests and watersheds…
Read More...WLA joins key groups calling on Trump to prioritize Western water needs
On March 16, Western Landowners Alliance joined a group of agricultural water users and conservationists in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump encouraging him to include in his Fiscal…
Read More...USDA Partners with Farmers and Ranchers to Protect More Than 500,000 Acres of Working Grasslands
Nov. 30, 2016 – Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept more than 504,000 acres that…
Read More...The Hill: Trump must put rural America to work
November 29, 2016 – Many rural communities, especially forest-dependent communities, have yet to recover from the economic downturn. In fact, some areas like northern Maine or parts of the South…
Read More...USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
Nov. 4, 2016 – Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer a new Conservation Reserve Program…
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