Western Landowners Alliance Climate-Smart Network

WLA recognizes that economic vitality and conservation go hand-in-hand. Given that private lands encompass the most productive and biologically diverse landscapes, including the majority of water resources, landowners have a pivotal role to play in shaping the future. WLA provides a collective voice, a peer network and a shared knowledge base for landowners striving to keep the land whole and healthy.

We use the terms “ranches,” “working lands,” “mixed-use lands” and “private lands” synonymously to denote large deeded parcels, or mixed parcels of deeded and public allotment land. We consider that a variety of practices qualify as “working” use of the land, including grazing, timber management, guest services, and active conservation management.