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Prescribed Fire on Private Lands
As part of our ongoing effort to advance policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species, on Tuesday, April 11th WLA offered an interactive practitioner…
Read More...Objectives, Barriers, and Opportunities in Private Forestry
By Kelly Beevers, Topos & Anthros Across much of the American West, primarily the southwest, overstocked and mismanaged forests are leading to poor tree growth, increased fire danger and increases…
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...WLA in the News
Below are a couple of recent WLA news hits: The Senate just voted to overturn another environmental rule — sending it to Trump’s desk – Washington Post Allison: Opportunities abound…
Read More...Forestry at the Public/Private Interface – A WLA Webinar & Discussion
Thursday, March 9 at 10 AM MST With over 100 million acres of Western forests located on private lands, landowners and managers throughout the West have a significant role to…
Read More...WLA Launches Knowledge Network!
Do you have a question related to land or water management and want answers from other landowners and managers? Would you like to be part of a network and connect…
Read More...FACT SHEET: The Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Advance Soil Sustainability
Dec 5, 2016 – Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), in collaboration with Federal agencies and private-sector stakeholders, is announcing new steps to work towards…
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...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…
Read More...Feds may order first cuts in water from Colorado River; CU team issues warning to next president
Feds say Arizona, California and Nevada could face shortages starting in 2018. A University of Colorado team led by a former Obama administration water chief has issued a water warning…
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