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Learn about WGA’s Working Lands Roundtable

Published on April 01, 2020
The Working Lands Roundtable was launched in 2018 as a vehicle for the ongoing implementation of Western Governors’ Association natural resource-focused initiatives, inc...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Learn about WGA’s Working Lands Roundtable

Published on April 01, 2020

Best of the West: The economic impact of wildfire; mapping Wyoming’s Red ...

Published on March 04, 2020
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the news of the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting March 2, 2020. Photo: Grand Canyon National Pa...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Best of the West: The economic impact of wildfire; mapping Wyoming’s Red ...

Published on March 04, 2020

Western Governors share comments, recommendations on FY 2021 appropriations...

Published on February 25, 2020
WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury has offered testimony on behalf of Western Governors on FY 2021 appropriations and activities before House and Senate subcommittees.
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Agriculture

Western Governors share comments, recommendations on FY 2021 appropriations...

Published on February 25, 2020

WGA’s Jim Ogsbury testifies before House subcommittee on FY 2021 appropri...

Published on February 05, 2020
Western Governors’ Association Executive Director Jim Ogsbury testified Feb. 6, 2020 on FY 2021 appropriations and activities before the United States House of Represent...
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Air Quality

WGA’s Jim Ogsbury testifies before House subcommittee on FY 2021 appropri...

Published on February 05, 2020

Governors urge annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conservation of ...

Published on November 15, 2019
Western Governors support provisions of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019 (RAWA), that direct annual funding to state fish and wildlife agencies a...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Governors urge annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conservation of ...

Published on November 15, 2019

Executive Director’s Notebook: Working Lands Roundtable dynamically conti...

Published on October 14, 2019
By Jim Ogsbury Earlier this month, Idaho Governor Brad Little hosted a meeting of the WGA Working Lands Roundtable in the City of Trees, beautiful Boise. This was nothing if ...
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Environmental Management

Executive Director’s Notebook: Working Lands Roundtable dynamically conti...

Published on October 14, 2019

Western Governors laud EPA’s state consultation on exceptional events...

Published on September 23, 2019
Western Governors appreciate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) consultation with state air quality agencies on its “Final Exceptional Events Guidance" (G...
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Air Quality

Western Governors laud EPA’s state consultation on exceptional events...

Published on September 23, 2019

Best of the West: Flooding devastates east Texas; migration corridors under...

Published on September 19, 2019
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on news of the West. Here are the western stories for the week starting Sept. 16, 2019 that you don't want to miss...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Best of the West: Flooding devastates east Texas; migration corridors under...

Published on September 19, 2019

Western Governors back policies enabling utilities to undertake vegetation ...

Published on August 06, 2019
Western Governors, in outreach to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), back policies enabling utilities to undertake vegetation management actions on and adjacent to federal t...
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Energy

Western Governors back policies enabling utilities to undertake vegetation ...

Published on August 06, 2019

Best of the West: Interactive public lands maps; high-risk communities for ...

Published on July 25, 2019
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on news of the West. Here are the western stories for the week starting July 22, 2019 that you don't want to miss....
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Best of the West: Interactive public lands maps; high-risk communities for ...

Published on July 25, 2019

Western Governors encourage Forest Service to engage meaningfully with stat...

Published on July 23, 2019
Western Governors urge the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to “meaningfully engage with states” as the agency reviews its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and r...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors encourage Forest Service to engage meaningfully with stat...

Published on July 23, 2019

WGA announces agreement with USDA on collaborative land management projects

Published on June 10, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) today announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pursue collaborative projects in wildfire respons...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

WGA announces agreement with USDA on collaborative land management projects

Published on June 10, 2019

Best of the West: App improves rangeland management; Montana tech jobs risi...

Published on April 04, 2019
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on news of the West. Here are the western stories for the week starting April 1, 2019 that you don't want to miss....
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Forest & Rangeland Management

Best of the West: App improves rangeland management; Montana tech jobs risi...

Published on April 04, 2019

WATCH: WGA Working Lands Roundtable on April 3-4 in Denver

Published on April 03, 2019
The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service kicked off the Working Lands Roundtable on April 3 in Denver by reminding participants about the importance of foc...
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Forest & Rangeland Management

WATCH: WGA Working Lands Roundtable on April 3-4 in Denver

Published on April 03, 2019

WGA submits FY 2020 testimony to House, Senate Appropriations on land manag...

Published on March 28, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association submitted testimony on FY 2020 appropriations to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural...
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Economic Development

WGA submits FY 2020 testimony to House, Senate Appropriations on land manag...

Published on March 28, 2019

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