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Rapid, bulk disposal of federal public lands for affordable housing is not good policy

By WLA | June 25, 2025

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…

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Western landowners support new bipartisan caucus in opposing proposed sales of public land  

By WLA | May 1, 2025

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…

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New guide from Western Landowners Alliance will help agencies and landowners build trust for addressing wildlife challenges

By WLA | March 20, 2025

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…

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Bipartisan bill will help ranchers keep working lands working for people and wildlife 

By WLA | March 18, 2025

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…

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How to share your story with your representatives

By WLA | March 6, 2025

Share your specific story – how the current situation is impacting you, your family, your operation, your community.  

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Update to Grizzly Bear Listing and Management

By WLA | January 8, 2025

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.…

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NRCS in Colorado to offer funding for using tools to protect livestock from wolves, other large carnivores  

By WLA | January 7, 2025

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…

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USDA Secretarial Order is a Win-Win for Wildlife and Working Lands

By WLA | October 21, 2024

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…

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$22 million coming to the West to help ranchers steward habitat and reduce conflicts with large carnivores

By WLA | December 11, 2023

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…

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New survey of Colorado River Basin irrigators points to challenges, pathways for agricultural water conservation

By WLA | September 25, 2023

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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  • Rapid, bulk disposal of federal public lands for affordable housing is not good policy
  • Western landowners support new bipartisan caucus in opposing proposed sales of public land  
  • New guide from Western Landowners Alliance will help agencies and landowners build trust for addressing wildlife challenges
  • Bipartisan bill will help ranchers keep working lands working for people and wildlife 
  • How to share your story with your representatives

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