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 former Director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Nesvik brings a deep and pragmatic understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing wildlife and land management in the American West. “For this country, it is a great choice,” said Bob Budd, WLA board member and a longtime...| westernlandowners.org
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 includes a mandatory minimum, a rushed process with no public input, and fails to consider the loss of federal income generated by those lands, so the full economic impacts to communities throughout the West is not being considered. The mandatory selling of federal land, at the s...| westernlandowners.org
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…| Western Landowners Alliance
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…| Western Landowners Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Representatives Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) will support farmers and ranchers’ voluntary efforts providing wildlife habitat on working lands. By investing…| Western Landowners Alliance
Today in Washington D.C., the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will remain federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.…| Western Landowners Alliance
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…| Western Landowners Alliance
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…| Western Landowners Alliance
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 the lands that sustain us. Our work is guided by people with boots on the ground who understand the importance and practical realities of agricultural production, land management and natural resource conservation. In today’s highly charged political environment, it is chall...| westernlandowners.org
Fencing, turbo fladry and electric drive over mats are tools that can be used to deter conflict through exclusion of large carnivores and/or containment of livestock. These temporary, semi-permanent or permanent barriers, while effective to reduce conflict with carnivores if implemented appropriately, come with challenges and limitations. This document details a set of considerations for implementation, backed by real life case studies. Understanding these considerations and how they fit with...| westernlandowners.org
