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...
Webinar: Conservation Districts and Invasive Species Management
Published on March 21, 2019
WGA submits testimony to House, Senate Appropriations for FY 2020
Published on February 21, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association submitted the testimony of James D. Ogsbury, WGA Executive Director on behalf of the Western Governors to the House of Representa...
WGA submits testimony to House, Senate Appropriations for FY 2020
Published on February 21, 2019
WGA shares Governors’ policy and priorities on invasive species before Se...
Published on February 12, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association shared Western Governors’ policy on invasive species in advance of the Feb. 13, 2019 Senate Committee on Environment and Public ...
WGA shares Governors’ policy and priorities on invasive species before Se...
Published on February 12, 2019
Webinar: Invasive Species Impacts on Fisheries
Published on January 16, 2019
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Invasive Species Impacts on Fisheries on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Panelists discussed the impacts of invasive spec...
WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation to lead proactive wor...
Published on December 13, 2018
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) has launched the Western Governors’ Task Force on Collaborative Conservation (Task Force). The state-led effort will devel...
WGA launches Task Force on Collaborative Conservation to lead proactive wor...
Published on December 13, 2018
WATCH: Gov. Ige calls battle against invasive species the ‘right thin...
Published on December 10, 2018
Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige described his state's significant work to battle invasive species as not only the "right thing," but work that makes "economic sense" at the fi...
WATCH: Gov. Ige calls battle against invasive species the ‘right thin...
Published on December 10, 2018
Western Governors support continued quarantine on emerald ash borer
Published on November 19, 2018
Western Governors urge the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) not to remove the domestic quarantine for the plant pest emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer...
Western Governors support continued quarantine on emerald ash borer
Published on November 19, 2018
Watch: Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative Workshop in Montana
Published on November 14, 2018
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock identified invasive species as one of the "great environmental and economic threats to western landscapes" at the Nov. 14 workshop of the Western Go...
Watch: Gov. Mead urges Working Lands Roundtable attendees to ‘make a ...
Published on October 10, 2018
Western Governors propose development of Western Governors’ Task Force on...
Published on October 10, 2018
Western Governors seek a partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to prioritize conservation actions for at-risk species and preserve the integrity of workin...
Western Governors propose development of Western Governors’ Task Force on...
Published on October 10, 2018
Webinar: WGA Working Lands Roundtable Rollout Discussion
Published on September 27, 2018
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Working Lands Roundtable Rollout Discussion, on Sept. 27. Webinar participants outlined WGA’s new effort to ...
Webinar: WGA Working Lands Roundtable Rollout Discussion
Published on September 27, 2018
Gov. Sandoval urges collaboration to battle ‘staggering’ invasi...
Published on September 17, 2018
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval highlighted the enormous impact of invasive species in the West and the need for collaboration to battle its many challenges in opening remarks at t...
Webinar: WGA Chair Hawaii Gov. David Ige announces Biosecurity and Invasive...
Published on July 12, 2018
Invasive Species data management guidelines released to improve land manage...
Published on July 12, 2018
The Western Governors’ Association has released recommendations to standardize the recording and exchange of invasive species occurrence data across the West developed b...