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Landowners are major conservation funders A first-of-its-kind report finds Western landowners invested more than $400 million in conservation in 2024 alone. That surpasses many federal conservation funding programs. READ THE REPORT DOWNLOAD A BRIEF Join the only pro network just for Western ranch managers The job of managing a ranch has never been more complex. Today's ranch managers face a growing array of responsibilities-land stewardship, business planning, labor management, infrastructure oversight, compliance, conservation programs, and more-all while navigating shifting climate, market, and regulatory pressures. That's why we launched the Ranch Managers Guild.  LEARN MORE + JOIN Your gift accelerates private land stewarship Conservation succeeds when leadership, responsibility, and investment are shared. At WLA, landowners and land stewards lead with practical knowledge, advancing conservation that is collaborative, grounded, and built to last. Community support makes that work possible.  Your donation helps sustain this landowner-led approach, supporting practical stewardship, shared investment, and conservation solutions that deliver lasting impact across the West. GIVE NOW Can a community save itself with better grazing? When their public-land livestock grazing permits are put at risk, a community of ranchers joins forces with unexpected allies to restore the range and secure the future of their town. In the latest film from Western Landowners Alliance, in partnership with Working Lands Conservation, we shine a light on the ranching community of Randolph, Utah. Watch the film today and get more info on how to help spread the story. WATCH THE FILM What we're all aboutA Better Place In this short film we celebrate Western landowners' visionary stewardship. Watch, share and be inspired to support our mission of sustaining working lands, connected landscapes and native species! BECOME A MEMBER DONATE NOW Priorities AWARD-WINNING PODCAST | Season 2 out now!Working Wild University Working Wild U is our award-winning documentary podcast that takes you out into the field, forest and range with the people and wildlife of the American West to tell you the big stories at the heart of the struggle to sustain resilient and connected landscapes and communities. Season 2 takes a close look at the Endangered Species Act where it meets the ground on working lands across the West.   Season 1 explored wolves in the West - from extermination to recovery, to uncovering what it really means to share the landscape with these iconic carnivores.  LATEST FILMThe Fish & the Flame Our award-winning short film shows how Tim Haarmann, ranch manager at Banded Peak Ranch, and Jim White, a biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, collaborated to save one of the last remaining populations of nearly-extinct San Juan cutthroat trout, just as a wildfire threatens to decimate the fish. PROTECTING WHAT MATTERS IN THE WESTWORKING LANDS, CONNECTED LANDSCAPES, NATIVE SPECIES Together these things make up the revered and vital character of the American West. Landowner leaders are stepping up to keep them intact. We know that the people living and working closest to the earth every day are our best hope for overcoming the challenges we face in the West. Can you help by answering just one question right now? Take the Survey OUR MISSION Western Landowners Alliance advances policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes and native species. OUR VISION We envision a future in which private and leased public lands in the West are resilient to stressors, healthy, and biologically diverse, and provide for prosperous rural livelihoods and critical ecological services. OUR APPROACH We provide a collective voice, a peer network and a shared knowledge base for landowners striving to keep the land whole and healthy. What We Do VOICE Bringing landowner perspectives and stories to bear on major issues shaping the West. READ MORE STEWARDSHIP WLA's peer network and shared knowledge base is designed for landowners striving to keep the land whole and healthy. READ MORE POLICY Advancing pragmatic, common ground solutions that sustain working lands, connected landscapes and native species. READ MORE The West Needs Your Voice Join our collective effort and enjoy the benefits of membership. Critical Updates from around the West Landowner Knowledge Exchange Special Events and Member Discounts Receive our magazine On Land Join the Alliance BECOME A MEMBER MEDIA CENTER Western Landowners Alliance is proud to share our stewardship videos.  SEE ALL FILMS Join WLA to stay up to date on the most important news and policy for land stewards. Become a member for free today and we will send you the news and policy developments critical to the economic and ecological health of working lands. Join the Alliance BECOME A MEMBER WLA works on behalf of landowners and practitioners throughout the West. We will never share your contact information with anyone. ©2026 Western Landowners Alliance • PO BOX 27798, Denver, CO 80227 • 505.466.1495  Western Landowners Alliance is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit recognized by the IRS. Tax ID: 46-1346488 Privacy Policy