Farm Bill Funding Freeze: Updates and Opportunities
The American Relief Act of 2025, signed into law on December 21, 2024, extended the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) through September 30, 2025. This extension maintains
Watch: A Legacy on the Land
A stunning new film from Park County Open Lands celebrates landowners who are protecting their ranches from suburban sprawl near Cody, Wyoming. Chuck and Marilyn Walker, owners of the Four C
Can managed grazing help stave off the native pollinator die-off?
Pollinators, especially native bees, are in decline around the world and in the American West. What impact does livestock grazing, one of the most extensive uses of native grassland habitat
Grizzlies and Grazing: Insights from the Film Screening and Panel Discussion
The "Grizzlies and Grazing: The Future of Bears and Ranching" film premiere and panel discussion brought together experts, landowners, and stakeholders to explore the intricate relationship between grizzly bear recovery
Wolves on the doorstep test sheep ranchers in small town Oregon
The 200 residents of Lostine, Oregon, never expected their small town to become a hotspot for wolf conflict. Surrounded by farm fields and with no recent history of wolf conflict,
From the Ground Up: Policy talk covers Farm Bill, wildlife issues, water and more
The first Western Landowners Policy Talk, hosted by Louis Wertz, editor-in-chief of On Land and communications director of the Western Landowners Alliance, featured Jason Fearneyhough, WLA's chief policy officer, and
House committee on natural resources to review key conservation bill next week
North America’s largest carnivores are in the midst of dramatic comebacks in the lower 48. Reintroduction and natural dispersal have returned gray wolves to parts of the West that they
Are drones an answer to wolf attacks on livestock?
Over just 20 days in the summer of 2022, there were 11 confirmed depredations by the resident Rogue Pack wolves in Southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin. But gray wolves are listed
The Diesel-powered Beavers of the Big Hole
In August of 1919, the Lower Big Hole River ran dry. Well, not completely dry. Water still trickled between the large cobbles of the freestone stream. But it was dry
$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
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