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Western Governors’ News: Sustainable energy, broadband connectivity, work...

Published on March 03, 2022
The Western Governors' Association offers a periodic roundup of Western Governors' work in economic development, natural resources, education, health and safety, and a...
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Agriculture

Western Governors’ News: Sustainable energy, broadband connectivity, work...

Published on March 03, 2022

Watch the final ‘Working Lands, Working Communities’ workshop in Boise,...

Published on February 24, 2022
At the final workshop for his WGA Chair Initiative, ‘Working Lands, Working Communities,’ Idaho Gov. Brad Little stressed the need for collaborative land managemen...
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Economic Development

Watch the final ‘Working Lands, Working Communities’ workshop in Boise,...

Published on February 24, 2022

Western Governors support Outdoor Recreation Act provisions regarding manag...

Published on February 07, 2022
Western Governors commended the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for including language in the Outdoor Recreation Act that would enable more effective manageme...
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Species Management

Western Governors support Outdoor Recreation Act provisions regarding manag...

Published on February 07, 2022

WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 2022
The Western Governors’ Association signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture to enhance collaboration across federal, st...
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Agriculture

WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation in conjunction with D...

Published on February 03, 2022

WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

Published on February 01, 2022
In correspondence with the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, the Western Governors’ Association submitted several po...
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Agriculture

WGA shares perspectives on sustainable agriculture with the House Subcommit...

Published on February 01, 2022

WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

Published on February 01, 2022
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry is focused on review of the conservation issues important to the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill...
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Agriculture

WGA share recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill with House Subcommittee on...

Published on February 01, 2022

Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

Published on December 30, 2021
Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, catastrophic natural disasters and civil discord, Western Governors had a banner year in 2021, working on a bipartisan basis to ad...
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Agriculture

Executive Director’s Notebook: ‘Top Ten List’ of Western Governors’...

Published on December 30, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation: Mitigation plays an important role in wildlife management and conservation, and Western Governors use mitigation progra...
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Environmental Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

Published on December 10, 2021

WGA urges multi-jurisdictional coordination for Greater sage-grouse managem...

Published on December 03, 2021
In a letter to Patricia Deibert, the Acting National Sage-grouse Coordinator for the Bureau of Land Management, the Western Governors’ Association urged the departm...
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Species Management

WGA urges multi-jurisdictional coordination for Greater sage-grouse managem...

Published on December 03, 2021

LISTEN: New ‘Out West’ episode analyzes the emergency response to moss ...

Published on November 22, 2021
The new episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, Moss Balls and Emergency Invasive Species Responses, explores the collaborative efforts of western states and t...
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Species Management

LISTEN: New ‘Out West’ episode analyzes the emergency response to moss ...

Published on November 22, 2021

Western Governors reiterate need for federal-state consultation during NOAA...

Published on November 18, 2021
Western Governors continue to press for the importance of states being regularly consulted throughout development of the Biden Administration’s Report on Conserving...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors reiterate need for federal-state consultation during NOAA...

Published on November 18, 2021

Western Governors raise concerns over conservation plans with the National ...

Published on November 18, 2021
Western Governors submitted WGA policy resolution, Species Conservation and the Endangered Species Act, for consideration as the National Marine Fisheries Service re...
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Environmental Management

Western Governors raise concerns over conservation plans with the National ...

Published on November 18, 2021

WATCH: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy highlights the importance of sustainable r...

Published on November 03, 2021
Gov. Mike Dunleavy emphasized the importance of sustainable resource development in opening remarks at the Alaska workshop for the 'Working Lands, Working Communities...
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Economic Development

WATCH: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy highlights the importance of sustainable r...

Published on November 03, 2021

WATCH: Gov. Polis warns that daunting landscape challenges are becoming the...

Published on October 07, 2021
Gov. Jared Polis highlighted the importance of regional collaboration to battle the destructive wildfires and other landscape challenges that have become "less of an anomaly, ...
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Economic Development

WATCH: Gov. Polis warns that daunting landscape challenges are becoming the...

Published on October 07, 2021

Western Governors laud Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act’s empowerm...

Published on September 28, 2021
Western Governors shared their support of the Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2021 in Sept. 28 outreach to Representatives John Garamendi and Mark Amodei, who intro...
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Species Management

Western Governors laud Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act’s empowerm...

Published on September 28, 2021

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