Conservation
EQIP Bridge Loan Webinar
By Thomas Plank |
Many 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.
Confluence 2026
By Thomas Plank |
Confluence is the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s (WCCN) biennial gathering that provides an unique space for learning and professional community-building within the collaborative conservation field.
Preserved at The Lyric Theater
By Thomas Plank |
Preserved unveils Vermejo—a 558,000-acre living laboratory where rarely seen wildlife behaviors unfold: bears stealing mountain lion kills, microscopic life thriving in seasonal potholes, and animals adapting to a rapidly changing world. In this feature-length documentary, scientists, ranchers, and conservationists reveal how the seemingly impossible has been achieved here, from North America's largest native trout restoration to the return of beaver, elk, and bison. Rich in discovery and layered with human history, Vermejo stands as the pinnacle of conservation in the U.S.—and a bellwether for what’s possible elsewhere.
Grassland CRP Explained -Leasing Your Land for Habitat and Conservation
By Christina Wernikowski |
Join 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.