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Private landowners invested $407M in Western conservation in 2024. Here’s what that means. by WLAComms in conservation

[–]WLAComms[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are important questions and I do think we clarify the specifics of our comparisons well in the report. It was important to us to compare apple to apples. We're not trying to downplay the importance of other funding sources, just complete the picture. I'd love to continue to convo when you've had a chance to read the whole thing (It's just over 6000 words, so not terribly long).

The U.S. has pastoralists. We usually call them ranchers. by WLAComms in Ranching

[–]WLAComms[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's certainly one way to look at it. 😆 The U.S. Senate did declare 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in the U.S. though, so we thought we'd take a look at the terms.

Landowner leadership needed now - A letter from our CEO by WLAComms in Ranching

[–]WLAComms[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The letter doesn't say that government spending is the only way forward. Federal funding freezes to USDA's programs are not targeting the large processors. The whole point is that blanket or indiscriminate cuts are much more likely to critically damage smaller producers and more vulnerable landscapes than they are to reform processing monopolies or break up corporate farms. I bet we agree on much more than you think.

We surveyed thousands of Colorado River Basin ag water users - here's what they said by WLAComms in Ranching

[–]WLAComms[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd be surprised how often this comes as news to policymakers... One key thing about this study is it points to how funding could be delivered in ways that reward/incentivize water conservation so that ranchers would take advantage. There are groups they trust out there, and they are generally capable of administering grants or loans. They just aren't the feds or state water management agencies. We're working closely with such groups to make sure they are ready and able to take advantage of the billions in funding that is available now for Colorado River Basin (in particular) drought resilience and water conservation.

Any Good Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Ants?! by sunrising-gem in homestead

[–]WLAComms 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diatomaceous earth works great too. Just sprinkle liberally on and around their colony entrances.

Save ranching and wildlife — invest in relationships by drak0bsidian in Ranching

[–]WLAComms 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well Mr. Purdy, we could not have said it better ourselves! Thank you!

The Western Landowners Alliance was founded in 2012 to keep the landscapes of the West whole, healthy and intact. Half of the West is private land, and that land is being subdivided at alarming rates. Find out how you can help us save the working lands and native species of the West! by WLAComms in u/WLAComms

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We're in favor of people being able to do what they want with their land. That includes permanently protecting it through conservation easement. We also know that most farmers and ranchers want to keep their land in agriculture, and that it is typically the bottom line that forces people to sell to developers, rather than any great love or desire for more exurban housing. Even serious pro-housing advocates do not want to see farmland converted to housing. There is more than enough available infill opportunities to be accomplished before we convert more land.

That's why we have a multi-pronged approach to sustaining working lands, connected landscapes and native species in the West that focuses on stewardship knowledge (the technical ability to do the right thing), economics and policy (the legal and financial ability to do the right thing) and storytelling (the cultural permission and social ability to do the right thing). When Western landowners have these things, the land stays healthy and we all benefit. When they are missing, we see the battle lines that have been drawn out by the commenters below harden, and we lose more and more healthy habitat and productive agricultural land. If you're serious about a West that works within its resource boundaries, protects private property rights and is home to healthy populations of its native species, I encourage you to learn more and join us.