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Western Landowners Alliance mourns Ted Turner, Titan of Private Lands Conservation
By WLA |
Western Landowners Alliance joins people across the West and around the world in mourning the passing of Ted Turner, a visionary leader whose commitment to private lands conservation helped shape the…
WLA Celebrates Idaho’s Recognition of International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
By WLA |
Western Landowners Alliance applauds the state of Idaho’s recent proclamation recognizing the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. WLA acknowledges rangelands are a remarkable and important ecosystem that is too…
WLA-championed changes advance in farm bill and USDA initiative
By Shaleas Harrison |
Support for wildlife habitat connectivity and mitigation corridors advances in the farm bill. Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) welcomes the advancement of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026…
Groundbreaking report reveals scale of private landowner investments in conservation
By WLA |
Filling a major gap in our understanding of conservation economics, a new report finds Western landowners invested at least $407.5 million in nature in 2024. Denver — Private lands play…
As shutdown breaks records, a reminder that Western landowners and working lands need a functioning federal government
By WLA |
Denver – The Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) is a landowner-led, nonpartisan organization with members who steward millions of private deeded and leased public acres across the American West, from all…
Western Landowners Alliance Statement on Colorado Stream Access Laws
By WLA |
The mission of the Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) is to sustain working lands, connected landscapes and native species. As landowners and managers, we take seriously the privilege and responsibility of…
Western Landowners Alliance Congratulates Brian Nesvik on Appointment as USFWS Director
By WLA |
DENVER – The Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) congratulates Brian Nesvik on his confirmation as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As a career wildlife professional, lifelong hunter, and…
Rapid, bulk disposal of federal public lands for affordable housing is not good policy
By WLA |
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…
Western landowners support new bipartisan caucus in opposing proposed sales of public land
By WLA |
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…
New guide from Western Landowners Alliance will help agencies and landowners build trust for addressing wildlife challenges
By WLA |
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…