Governor's Meeting
WGA's 2025 Annual Meeting
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will host the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors' Association at the Eldorado Hotel and Spa in Santa Fe's historic downtown on June 23 and 24. This year's meeting will feature Western Governors in public policy discussions about housing, outdoor recreation, post-fire flooding, rural health care, and much more.
Podcast
Leave it to Beaver: How Nature’s Engineers are Helping Us Mitigate Disasters
Western water resources are stretched thin and many western states are looking to beavers to ensure more water is retained on the landscape...
Webinar
Watch the BRAND West initiative webinar: Rethinking Rental Policy
Panelists explore the role of renting in ensuring access to affordable housing while examining strategies to expand the rental supply...
Podcast
WATCH: Aligning Land Management and Public Health Goals
WGA convened agency partners and public health officials to discuss better alignment between prescribed burns and health outcomes...
Webinar
WGA Webinar on Smoke and Prescribed Fire Policy
Lessons from California, Oregon, and Georgia exercises are helping states improve public health communications around prescribed burns...
Chair's Initiative
Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West
By New Mexico Governor
Michelle Lujan Grisham
The 2025 WGA Chair initiative of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West (BRAND West), will focus on expanding access to housing in western states. The initiative will examine strategies to address housing availability and affordability and promote smart and sustainable development in communities throughout the West.