On Land

05/23/2024

Tim Haarmann has been stewarding Banded Peak for more than a decade now, and all of that time the region has been in drought. “I manage with the worry of a catastrophic wildfire, like everyone else in the area," Haarman told writer/photographer . "I feel a major responsibility to downstream users."

Those downstream water users include everyone in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. In other words, most of New Mexico's population. Check out this story on the multi-state public-private partnership that is working to alleviate those worries by working in the headwaters forests of the Rio Grande and San Juan Rivers. 🔗 in Bio! 

12/04/2023

😊 Get ready to make the holidays extra special for your favorite Western landowner! 🎁 We've rounded up 11 great gifts to show them how much you appreciate all they do. Check out our top picks in the post here: https://onland.westernlandowners.org/2023/tools-of-the-trade/eleven-great-gifts-for-western-landowners-this-holiday-season/ 🛍

12/04/2023

On Land’s holiday gift guide is here!
Looking for the perfect gift for the Western land steward in your life? We asked Western Landowners Alliance :wla: staff to check their Christmas lists 🗒️, and all the hints that have been dropped by their partners, to report the top wants. Then we asked them for the best gifts they’d been given in the past year. We pulled all that together to compile a wish list that will have you covered whether you’re hunting for airy stocking-stuffers, cozy wearables, or once-in-a-lifetime ranch investments . 🎅🎁🎄

Read the list and get links to all the gifts at the link in our bio!

04/17/2023

“It’s time to change the public narrative,” writes Lesli Allison, executive director of Western Landowners Alliance. “There needs to be room in this story for landowners who are deeply vested stakeholders and essential partners in conservation.”

“On the private side of the fence, agriculture is the primary economic driver keeping land open and available to wildlife. Without the ability to generate income from ranching and farming, most of the best remaining wildlife habitats would have already been subdivided, paved over and developed.”

Read the full director’s letter from volume six of On Land (hitting mailboxes now) at the link in bio.

03/09/2023

Did you know that the London Bridge spans the Colorado River? It’s true. Here in at the end of day 1 of tour of the Lower Colorado River.

12/16/2022

Razorback suckers and bony tail chubs are making a recovery in the Colorado River thanks to an incredible collaborative effort between public agencies, businesses and landowners. I got to gaze at these young of the year today at CRWUA at the USFWS recovery program’s exhibitor booth here in Las Vegas. Coolest thing I’ve seen here, honestly.

12/06/2022

This show is about the economics and ecology of wildlife, people and working lands that can sustain a resilient and connected American West.

On it you will hear immersive stories at the crossroads of culture and science focused on the challenges and successes of sharing and managing working lands with wildlife.

You should listen if you are passionate about open spaces, wild places and healthy communities that sustain people and wildlife.

Operating from the radical center interweaving different perspectives, we go down the rabbit hole, always from a place of curiosity, until we find the nuance in what are often polarizing issues.

Visit Workingwild.us to listen.

11/29/2022

is as good a day as any to remind you that On Land is a non-profit that relies on your gifts and subscriptions to keep producing useful, powerful and beautiful stories about land stewardship in the West.

Consider making a gift today or including us in your holiday giving this year.

You can even gift a subscription to a family member, friend or neighbor: it’s a gift that gives twice!

10/04/2022

“What we’re seeing here on the Bear is indicative of the Colorado,” Joel Ferry, the director of Utah’s Department of Natural Resources since his appointment in June, told a group of journalists as we gazed north from Antelope Island, ringed by the dry lake bed of the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake and the Colorado River are suffering from the same affliction: a 20-year drought that is the driest period in the region for 1200 years. But Ferry is referring to both the challenges, and the solutions. “I’m very optimistic,” he said, “as long as we get some snow.”

08/01/2022

On Land : Bonus: Representing land stewards on Colorado wolf advisory group

We thought you might enjoy this short interview that aired on Raymond Toney's Colorado Howl radio show, produced by KDUR Durango. It features WLA’s programs director, Hallie Mahowald, who is on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife stakeholder advisory group (SAG) for the reintroduction and management o...

09/09/2021

On Land : Season 01 Wrap Up!

Well listeners, that’s a wrap on Season 01 of the On Land Podcast! Amber got to talk with some amazing women from all walks of life about their relationships with the West, having a place-based ethic, the importance of storytelling, and much more. Keep sharing, keep listening, and stay tuned for m...

09/02/2021

On Land : The Intimacy of Place with Louise Johns

Today we’re pleased to share our conversation with Louise Johns. Louise is a documentary photographer and National Geographic Explorer based in Montana. Her work examines the relationships between people, place and animals, with a particular focus on rural, agricultural and indigenous communities....