Policy
WLA Policy Call: Potential changes to NEPA regulations
Calling on all WLA members! Monday, August 13th | 10:00 AM MT The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking related to the National…
Read More...The Endangered Species Act: WLA Weighs In
On July 2, Senator John Barrasso (R) of Wyoming released draft legislation that would amend the ESA. Several items from this initial draft caught our attention. Here’s a short summary…
Read More...July 2018 Farm Bill Update
Farm Bill programs are an important tool for landowners. These programs serve to assist landowners in implementing a wide variety of conservation practices that sustain working lands, rural economies, wildlife…
Read More...WLA attends CA Rangeland Conservation Coalition Annual Summit
On January 16 and 17, WLA participated in the California Rangelands Conservation Coalition annual meeting in Stockton, CA. Meeting attendees sat for presentations from landowners, producers, government officials and other…
Read More...WLA Reports Back: Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition Annual Meeting
On December 5, 6 and 7, our policy director, Grant Colvin, represented WLA at the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC) annual meeting in Troutdale, Oregon to discuss a range…
Read More...WLA hosts meeting on sage-grouse conservation
The collective efforts of government, private industry, and the nonprofit sector to conserve the greater sage-grouse across 11 Western States—CO, WY, UT, MT, NV, ID, CA, ND, SD, OR and…
Read More...Update on WLA’s federal and state forest policy work
Nearly 8 million acres across western states have burned in 2017, highlighting yet again the urgent need for lawmakers across the West and in Washington, D.C. to push for smart…
Read More...Western Water Threatened by Wildfire: It’s Not Just a Public Lands Issue
A report by the American Forest Foundation, highlights the important role states can play in empowering private landowners to protect forested headwaters that supply millions of Westerners with clean water,…
Read More...Principles for State Water Planning
Many states, including Colorado, New Mexico, and Montana, are implementing statewide Water Planning. WLA drafted and adopted these principles for use by landowners who are engaging in these planning processes…
Read More...Restoring America’s Rural Economies, Land and Wildlife
WLA’s work is led and informed by experienced landowners and managers who have a vested stake in both the economic and environmental well being of the West’s great landscapes and…
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