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Western Governors’ Association 2020 Annual Report

Published on July 07, 2020
The Western Governors' Association 2020 Annual Report highlights the past year’s policy work of the Western Governors on topics such as realigning the state-federal ...
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Economic Development

Western Governors’ Association 2020 Annual Report

Published on July 07, 2020

Reimagining the Rural West Initiative Special Report delivers ideas to re-e...

Published on June 30, 2020
LISTEN: In the ninth installment of WGA's Out West podcast, WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury spoke with Senior Policy Advisor Lauren DeNinno, wh...
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Connectivity

Reimagining the Rural West Initiative Special Report delivers ideas to re-e...

Published on June 30, 2020

WATCH: COVID-19 and Invasive Species Programs webinar

Published on June 03, 2020
The Western Governors’ Association and the Pacific Northwest Economic Region co-hosted the webinar, COVID-19 and Invasive Species Programs, on Wednesday, June 3.
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Healthcare

WATCH: COVID-19 and Invasive Species Programs webinar

Published on June 03, 2020

WATCH: COVID-19 Impacts to Natural Resource Management webinar

Published on May 22, 2020
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, COVID-19 Impacts to Natural Resource Management, on Friday, May 22.
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Forest & Rangeland Management

WATCH: COVID-19 Impacts to Natural Resource Management webinar

Published on May 22, 2020

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: Governors leading the way on migration corridors; drought...

Published on February 27, 2020
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the news of the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting Feb. 24, 2020. Photo courtesy of Ben Hardill.
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Environmental Management

Best of the West: Governors leading the way on migration corridors; drought...

Published on February 27, 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

Best of the West: Controlling feral hog populations; missing and murdered i...

Published on December 19, 2019
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the news of the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting Dec. 16, 2019. Photo courtesy of the USDA Anim...
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Species Management

Best of the West: Controlling feral hog populations; missing and murdered i...

Published on December 19, 2019

Best of the West: Western states address chronic wasting disease; invasive ...

Published on December 11, 2019
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on news of the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting Dec. 9, 2019. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and ...
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Energy

Best of the West: Western states address chronic wasting disease; invasive ...

Published on December 11, 2019

Western Governors express support for bipartisan Stop the Spread of Invasiv...

Published on December 05, 2019
Western Governors commend Senator Michael Bennet and Senator Steve Daines for introducing S. 2975, the Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation ...
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Species Management

Western Governors express support for bipartisan Stop the Spread of Invasiv...

Published on December 05, 2019

Governors appoint members to WGA’s new Western Invasive Species Council

Published on December 05, 2019
Western Governors have launched the Western Invasive Species Council (WISC) to enhance coordination between existing state invasive species councils, improve communication and...
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Species Management

Governors appoint members to WGA’s new Western Invasive Species Council

Published on December 05, 2019

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

WGA supports additional funding to state agencies for management of Chronic...

Published on November 14, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association supports expanded funding to state fish and wildlife agencies for management of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wildlife populations.
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Species Management

WGA supports additional funding to state agencies for management of Chronic...

Published on November 14, 2019

DOI publishes manual on rapid response to mussel introductions in the Colum...

Published on November 12, 2019
Officials at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced in June 2017 that DOI would coordinate with the Western Governors’ Association, states, tribes, federal ...
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Species Management

DOI publishes manual on rapid response to mussel introductions in the Colum...

Published on November 12, 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

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