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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…
Landowner leadership needed now
By Lesli Allison |
Dear WLA Members, I’m writing today with some thoughts regarding current changes in United States federal policy. Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) is a non-partisan, landowner-led organization, dedicated to caring for…
NRCS in Colorado to offer funding for using tools to protect livestock from wolves, other large carnivores
By WLA |
Media Release Denver – USDA’s Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office and Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) are announcing $2.5 million in funding opportunities for agricultural producers in counties that…
USDA Secretarial Order is a Win-Win for Wildlife and Working Lands
By WLA |
UPDATE: USDA has removed all record of this Secretarial Memorandum from its websites. WLA is committed to working with the incoming administration to ensure that USDA continues to recognize and…
Habitat Leasing Opportunity through USDA’s Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Grows with Important Changes in Western States
By WLA |
Sign-up runs through June 28, 2024. Denver – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced the sign-up period for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, which will run from…
New bill would scale up voluntary, locally-led big game conservation on working lands
By Louis Wertz |
The Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act would build on pilot Migratory Big Game Initiative WLA helped initiate in Wyoming.
Jason Fearneyhough joins Western Landowners Alliance as Chief Policy Officer
By WLA |
Cheyenne – The Western Landowners Alliance is proud to announce the hiring of Jason Fearneyhough, veteran agriculture and natural resources advocate, as the organization’s first Chief Policy Officer. Fearneyhough previously…
Legacy Fund Coalition Welcomes Strong Funding Recommendations From LFC, Governor
By WLA |
Santa Fe – Today, a broad coalition of New Mexico organizations welcomed news that both Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) are prioritizing the Land of Enchantment…
Western Landowners welcome historic USDA working lands investment
By WLA |
BOULDER, Colorado, June 27, 2023 — Today, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced major changes and new investments that recognize and support the vital role that working lands play…
Time to take a closer look at Grassland Conservation Reserve Program as sign-up opens with important changes
By WLA |
Sign-up runs through May 26th, 2023. Denver – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced the sign-up period for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, which will run from…