Growing rain in the desert
Landowner innovation and long-term research is showing that low-tech restoration practices not only capture more rainwater, they may create more rain. In the desert of southern Arizona lies a remarkable story
Wyoming wool producers invited to apply for Climate Beneficial Fiber Program
New program provides technical assistance and direct payments to woolgrowers Through the Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership program, woolgrowers in Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota have a new opportunity to access technical
$22 million to help ranchers steward habitat and reduce conflicts with large carnivores
More than $22 million in USDA funds are coming to help livestock producers across five Western states remain economically viable and steward habitat in predator rich environments, thanks to two
Sarah Wentzel-Fischer, Quivira Coalition director, on Regenerate 2023
Sarah Wentzel-Fischer is a farmer, a writer, a connector, an advocate. Officially, she wears several hats. She is the Executive Director of the Quivira Coalition, an organization focused on building
Finding Homeground
Documentary photographer Sally Thomson transports us to the people and places of the western range For a landscape so mired in drought and known for its dryness, the rangelands of the
A comeback for the ages
Black-footed ferrets were once counted out. Their remarkable recovery now depends on creative collaboration between landowners and public wildlife managers. The rain finally let up, and the thunder quieted to a
A military proving ground shaped this conservation tool
After 15 years of serving the military’s growing needs for a combined science and access management tool, iSportsman is now available to private landowners to manage safe recreation access on
Martha Williams, USFWS director, reflects on the ESA at 50
Martha Williams is the director of the United State Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency responsible for implementing the Endangered Species Act (along with NOAA’s fisheries division). She grew up
New survey pinpoints trust gap on water for irrigators
Survey of Colorado River Basin irrigators reveals challenges, pathways for agricultural water conservation An in-depth survey of more than 1,000 farmers and ranchers in the Colorado River Basin has some startling
Water Weekly: “There’s really nothing new under the sun in the Colorado River space.”
A new breed of water speculator is remaking the American West, and some really cool projects funded by LOR Foundation's Field Work program.
Western Landowners welcome historic USDA working lands investment
Today, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced major changes and new investments that recognize and support the vital role that working lands play in sustaining wildlife. The USDA is
Water Weekly: Developing new operating guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead is a “monumentally important task”
The process of developing new rules for how the Colorado River works officially began last week, and tribes want a bigger role in determining those rules than they have ever