Water your livestock, legally
For many Western landowners, stockwatering and irrigation go hand in hand. Without a stockwater-specific water right, however, users could be operating outside of their established decree. Understanding your water right,
Urban-rural collaborative water planning? It’s happening in Pueblo.
Nestled in the heart of the Colorado, Crowley County was once a testament to agricultural prosperity. Its lush fields stretched over 50,000 acres, teeming with a bounty of crops nourished
New groundwater connections
When discussing groundwater in agriculture, the mind’s eye tends to conjure a classic picture of a windmill pumping irrigation water from a well to nourish thirsty crops. However, new attention
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
Eleven great gifts for Western landowners this holiday season
Looking for the perfect gift for the land steward in your life this holiday season? The staff of Western Landowners Alliance, a growing group replete with ranchers, shepherds, farmers, hunters,
An official grizzly in the Big Hole
I don’t remember the name of the rider who called us that early morning in mid-July, 1982. We had a lot of turnover at the grazing association in the early
New Map Shows Land, Water, Agriculture & Outdoor Recreation Projects Funded in New Mexico
Today, a broad coalition of New Mexico organizations supporting the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund released a new interactive map showing more than 750 land, water, agriculture and outdoor recreation
Producing season two of Working Wild U
Since the spring thaw, I’ve been traveling the West gathering stories for the forthcoming second season of Working Wild U, our award-winning documentary podcast presented by Western Landowners Alliance and
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
Teens take on species recovery
Colorado high school students release 250 endangered razorback suckers into the Colorado River, helping the endemic fish climb back toward safety. Fifty years after President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species
All together for the grayling
The beautiful fish that ignited a pioneering collaborative conservation model in Montana may not survive climate change. Was it worth it? In the summer of 1988, as apocalyptic wildfires ravaged Yellowstone
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