Working Lands for Wildlife conserves America's working lands to benefit people, wildlife, and rural communities.
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Virtual fencing technology holds significant promise for boosting conservation outcomes. New research explores these potential benefits.
Grasslands cover nearly one million acres of the U.S., yet half of Americans know little about this vital ecosystem, according to a new survey.
A six-minute film produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology shines a spotlight on an existential threat to some of the last, great grass and shrublands on Earth: woody encroachment.
Learn more about WLFW's new Migratory Big Game Framework for Conservation Action.
WLFW-affiliated research from Wyoming informs how residential development in the West can balance housing growth with the movement needs of migrating big game.
New wildfire recovery website translates decades of rangeland and fire ecology research into a decision-support resource for Nebraskans.
Ranchers and wildlife depend on wet, green places such as streamsides, meadows and springs, which represent just 2% of the West's landscapes
a shared vision
We keep working lands intact, productive, and profitable...
Private agricultural lands supply our nation's food and fiber. They also provide vital habitat for wildlife to roam, support rural communities, and safeguard our water and soils.
WLFW offers a new paradigm for conserving working landscapes through voluntary cooperation and incentives. This approach is tailor-made to meet the needs of focal species and individual landowners in target landscapes.
When working lands are healthy and resilient, they support both people and wildlife.
Conservation contracts
Acres conserved
States where WLFW works
Frameworks for Conservation Action
WLFW's Frameworks for Conservation Action provide the common vision and coordination to address resource concerns and ecosystem threats across entire biomes, while maximizing local decision-making and flexibility in program delivery. The frameworks target the most severe and large-scale drivers of biome-level degradation.
The sagebrush biome is the largest single habitat type in North America
Healthy, resilient, and productive working rangelands are critical to vibrant communities, wildlife, and the Western way of life.
The grasslands of America's Great Plains provide food and fiber to the entire nation.
With more than 90% of the Great Plains in private ownership, partnering with landowners is essential.
The West's migratory big game are icons of the wide open rangelands that define this region.
They rely on large and connected landscapes to meet their daily, seasonal, and annual needs.
From livestock to crops, America’s central and eastern grasslands and savannas are some of the country's most productive agricultural lands.
“We were cutting more and more trees every year and we felt like we were losing. The NRCS and Working Lands for Wildlife have given us a way to make strategic wins, so that we can actually see progress and know that we are making a difference on the landscape.”
Chris Mushrush, Rancher and WLFW Participant
