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Rapid, bulk disposal of federal public lands for affordable housing is not good policy
The Senate is drafting a budget reconciliation bill and recent versions have included provisions mandating the sale of federal public lands, ostensibly to address America’s affordable housing crisis. These provisions…
Read More...Western landowners support new bipartisan caucus in opposing proposed sales of public land
Denver – The Western Landowners Alliance applauds the formation of the bipartisan public lands caucus to protect our public lands. Better management of our public lands is a shared priority…
Read More...New guide from Western Landowners Alliance will help agencies and landowners build trust for addressing wildlife challenges
Denver, CO – A new publication from the Western Landowners Alliance will help agencies seeking to work more productively with private landowners, farmers and ranchers. The guide, Building Trust: A…
Read More...Bipartisan bill will help ranchers keep working lands working for people and wildlife
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Representatives Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) will support farmers and ranchers’ voluntary efforts providing wildlife habitat on working lands. By investing…
Read More...How to share your story with your representatives
Share your specific story – how the current situation is impacting you, your family, your operation, your community.
Read More...U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Update to Grizzly Bear Listing and Management
Today in Washington D.C., the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will remain federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.…
Read More...NRCS in Colorado to offer funding for using tools to protect livestock from wolves, other large carnivores
Media Release Denver – USDA’s Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office and Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) are announcing $2.5 million in funding opportunities for agricultural producers in counties that…
Read More...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...$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…
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