Winter Water Webinars
First Friday of each month, December to March. Live events with Q&A, recordings available following. More info in the table below.
Dec. 1st 2023
Low-Tech Stream Restoration for Landowners: The Benefits, Water Rights Issues & Reducing Risks
Jan. 5th 2024
Rancher innovations to support soil health and water management amidst a changing climate
Feb. 2nd 2024
Is Use It Or Lose It An Absolute? Historical consumptive use and understanding your water rights
March 1st 2024
Irrigation Efficiencies and Modernization for Agricultural Producers
NEW RESEARCH
Data points to trust gap with agencies, willingness to adapt among producers
We asked more than 6,000 agricultural water users in the Colorado River Basin what they thought about the current situation, their use of and interest in conservation practices, and their preferences for how to address water shortages going forward. More than 1,000 responded. Explore the data and read our report on the findings.
WHAT'S AT STAKE
The West's water crisis is a challenge landowners are rising to, with the right support
NEED HELP?
What landowners are already doing
Stewardship with Vision: David Spicer
See how David Spicer’s inspiring water stewardship has helped prevent a species from being listed as endangered in this Nevada desert valley.
Stewardship with Vision: Jeff Laszlo
Watch the immense transformation wrought on the Granger Ranches by Jeff Laszlo's commitment to restoring the wetland hydrology of O'Dell Creek in the Madison Valley of Montana.
Agua es Vida
This film begins up high in the Taos watershed and then takes us on a journey through the community of farmers and ranchers who depend on the acequias for their livelihood, and helps viewers understand acequias as a system of governance that, when well-attended and maintained, helps ensure a healthy community, healthy lands and sufficient water for all.
Headwaters of the Colorado Initiative
A collaborative endeavor to improve forest, range and watershed function across jurisdictional lines in the Little Snake and Yampa River drainages.
Water Resources
Funding Opportunities
While we know that implementation of critical water projects ultimately comes down to the local level, federal funding is an important resource, providing landowners and communities with the money they need to do the work. Historic federal funding made available via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is available to help meet this need. Western Landowners Alliance is committed to helping landowners and landowner-led place-based groups access these funds.
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Current Funding Opportunities
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is laying the foundation to help producers conserve water, address climate change and build drought resilience in the West through a new framework: The…
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Successful projects will help test concepts and collect data that can demonstrate the ability to either reduce water use and/or increase long-term resilience to reduced water supplies. Current projects range…
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The Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program is a voluntary, incentive-based program that provides direct technical assistance and financial assistance primarily through cooperative agreements to private landowners to restore…
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In year three of the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC), approximately $119 million will be awarded in nationwide funding to conserve, connect, and restore the lands, waters, and wildlife upon…
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The Catalyst Fund strives to accelerate the pace and practice of landscape conservation and stewardship across the United States by making strategic investments in strengthening the collaborative capacity of place-based,…
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The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies…
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Download these guidance materials
Agricultural Water Users’ Preferences for Addressing Water Shortages in the Colorado River Basin
2023 National Policy Platform
Western water conservation and drought mitigation on private working lands
Water Rights in the West
