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Surface Water Conservation Programs: What Are They, and Are They Working?
FeaturedThe sixth webinar of WLA’s 2025 Water Webinar series will examine the successes and challenges of compensated water conservation programs. We’ll take a deep dive into what these programs mean for landowners and water users, and what opportunities might exist for finding common-ground solutions for addressing western water shortages within the guardrails of voluntary, temporary, compensated reduction in consumptive water use programs.
Join us to learn more about how these programs work, what they mean for landowners and water users, and how they could play a role in sustaining working lands and watersheds.
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Grassland CRP Explained -Leasing Your Land for Habitat and Conservation
Virtual EventJoin the Western Landowners Alliance and national experts for a practical webinar on the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)—a voluntary USDA program that helps landowners conserve rangelands while keeping them in production.
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Webinar Supporting Vibrant Rural Communities through Place-Based Collaboration
lace-based groups lift community needs, while finding areas of agreement and shared purpose to meet a variety of resource challenges. Examples of these groups within Montana include the Madison Valley Ranchlands Group, Big Hole Watershed Committee, the Blackfoot Challenge, and the Centennial Valley Association.
These groups, many of which are landowner and livestock producer-led, may include all or part of a particular community and offer a way to meaningfully engage state and federal wildlife agencies, non-profit organizations and other stakeholder groups to achieve community needs and outcomes supporting working lands and wildlife.
Within this webinar, presenters and panelists will convey how these groups form, focus conflicting ideas towards shared vision, and move ideas to implementation
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Profit Decisions: Avoiding the Five Mistakes Ag Producers Make
What are the foolish uses of profit and what are the wise uses of profit?
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Innovations in Rangeland & Livestock Management Webinar: Grazing Management for a Resilient Ranch
ZoomVirtual EventJoin us for a grounded, practical look at how virtual fencing, remote water sensors, and a focus on soil health can make grazing management more practical and adaptable on working…
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Ted Turner and Friends – Stories from the Wild Edge of Co-Existence
FeaturedEmerson Center for the Arts 111 S Grand Ave, Bozeman, MT, United StatesA conversation moderated by journalist Todd Wilkinson of Yellowstonian with insight from the Center for Large Landscape Conservation. Hear stories shared by our special guests! Mike Phillips shares stories about…
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Soil Health & Nutrient Management Webinar
ZoomDonnie is an experienced agricultural consultant with a deep-rooted commitment to advancing soil health, plant vitality, livestock wellbeing, and water quality. With a diverse background spanning regenerative land management and sustainable farming systems, he brings an integrative perspective to every operation, large or small.
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Bringing Water Back to the Land
FeaturedZoomFeaturing guest speakers Autumn Holzgen of the Montana Conservation Corps and Shelby Weigand of the National Wildlife Federation. Autumn & Shelby will talk about riparian systems - what's healthy, what's…
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Passing the Reins: A Succession Planning Workshop
Sleep Inn & Suites 1006 S Haynes Ave, Miles City, MT, United StatesWith more ranchers reaching retirement age, the need for thoughtful succession planning is becoming increasingly important. Simultaneously, the next generation of agrarians is seeking opportunities to become future land stewards. Passing the Reins: A Succession Planning Workshop is designed to spark meaningful conversations, share examples of successful transitions, and build a supportive community for both new agrarians and seasoned farmers and ranchers.
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EQIP Bridge Loan Webinar
ZoomMany farmers want to implement conservation practices through USDA’s EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program), but there’s a major barrier: producers typically have to pay upfront for the work and wait months for reimbursement.
The EQIP Bridge Loan Program helps solve that problem.
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