Landowners want to save ranching in the most threatened ecosystem in the world – grasslands
Landscape fragmentation and development can be combatted with private conservation The Lesser Prairie-Chicken Landowner Alliance (LPCLA) acknowledged today that America is losing up to two million acres of prairie grasslands in the American
What to do about sprawl with Ken Mirr
The American West is changing fast, and one of the biggest forces shaping that change is development. Sprawl - those 35-acre subdivisions and ranchettes you see spreading across the landscape
Indigenous leaders urge California to rethink its relationship with fire
It's a hot day in mid-August in Northern California, not too far from the Oregon border. Smoke rises gently from the fire pit, curling into the late-summer sky as children
Producers lead the way on drought resilience in the Colorado River Basin
Facing Drought Together Key Takeaways Cutoff Dates MatterWSR found that stopping irrigation around July 1 provided a good balance between conserving water and maintaining forage yield. Experimentation Pays OffTrials with deficit irrigation, split-season
Fire on the Horizon, Wolves at the Gate
Amid wildfire smoke and rising tensions, a lone, uncollared wolf in northwest Colorado tested every mitigation tool—and my resolve—until CPW confirmed chronic depredation and lethal control was clearly the most
In Defense of Real Working Lands and Effective Stewardship
The recent Vox piece “The brutal trade-off that will decide the future of food” highlights alarming trade-offs in global food systems—between protecting ecosystems like the Amazon, and tolerating the moral
Seeding Rye with Wool to Outcompete Cheatgrass
Fight cheatgrass naturally by pairing rye seed with raw wool “tags” for stabilization, moisture, and a slow-release nutrient boost. Tip from Erik Kalsta, rancher and WLA’s Working Wild Challenge program director
Lead-Free by Choice: Ranchers and Hunters Take Aim at Conservation
As Congress pushes to prohibit lead-free requirements on public land, private landowners are leading the way on conservation through bullet selection. “You can walk your boots off on the public land—and
Building Vibrant Rural Communities Through Place-Based Collaboration
The Montana Conflict Reduction Consortium (CRC) hosted a webinar offering opportunities to engage with producers and practitioners developing community-led solutions to natural resource challenges, while sharing novel funding opportunities for
Irrigation efficiency is something all producers should strive for, right? Or wrong?
Agriculture uses a lot of water. And with water getting scarcer in many parts of the West, it seems logical that agricultural producers should try to seek efficiency in their
Conservation without Conflict with Leo Miranda
Today, we’re talking about one of the most powerful - and often polarizing - conservation tools in the country: the Endangered Species Act. For over 50 years, the ESA has helped
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Celebrates Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund with New Mexico Leaders
New Report Shows Legacy Fund Supporting 185 projects in All 33 New Mexico Counties Silver City, N.M. – Today a coalition of New Mexico organizations released a report for the first fiscal year of