West News
Path of Destruction
October 29, 2008 | Houston Audubon Society | TX
Cayucos Land Conservancy Wins State Award
November 25, 2008 | Cayucos Land Conservancy | CA
Guadalupe River Basin Monitoring Network Launched
December 10, 2008 | Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust | TX
5,040 Acres of Sands Ranch To Be Preserved
December 17, 2008 | Arizona Land and Water Trust | Tucson, AZ
Room to Run - County works out conservation easement for 177 acres
December 18, 2008 | The Missoulian (MT)
20,000 Acres of Washington Forests Shielded
January 13, 2009 | Columbian.com (WA)
Bolsa Chica Launches Major Earth-Day Donor Campaign
March 5, 2009 | bolsachicalandtrust.org | Huntington Beach, CA
Safe Harbor: Good for Spotted Owls, Good for Landowners
March 5, 2009 | Pacific Forest Trust | Arcata, CA
Susan Armstrong Joins Texas Land Trust Council as New Executive Director
April 7, 2009 | Texas Land Trust Council | Austin, TX
Mesa Land Trust Receives Equivalent of 'Good Houskeeping Stamp'
April 8, 2009 | Grand Junction Free Press | CO
Thompson Bill Favors Open Space
April 3, 2009 | Napa Valley Register | CA
Conserving Our Heritage
April 7, 2009 | Napa Valley Register | CA
Agricultural and Open Space Conservation Bill Introduced
April 1, 2009 | Lake County News | Lakeport, CA
Thompson Introduces Land Protection Bill
April 3, 2009 | Times-Standard | Eureka, CA
Stimulus Ideas Conflict on the Texas Prairie
March 22, 2009 | The New York Times | Waller, TX
Elk Populations Soaring
April 28, 2009 | New West Bozeman | MT
Pacific Forest Trust Co-Founders Awarded EPA's 'Highest Honor in Climate Protection'
April 21, 2009 | PR Web | Washington, D.C.
Mountaintop saved where Jack London roamed
April 13, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle | CA
Elk Foundation Grants to Benefit 12 Montana Counties
April 16, 2009 | ESPN | Missoula, MT
Local Farmers Permanently Protect Land from Development
April 17, 2009 | Grand Junction Free Press | Palisade, CO
Permanent Conservation Easement Incentives
April 6, 2009 | Pork | CA
Extend Tax Benefits to Save Open Space
April 11, 2009 | TheUnion.com | Grass Valley, CA
POST President Receives Leadership Award
May 11, 2009 | POST | Palo Alto, CA
Conservation Bill Will Aid in Protection of Nation's Agricultural Lands
May 8, 2009 | The Prairie Star | WY
Elk Foundation Grants to Benefit 19 Oregon Counties
May 19, 2009 | Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | Missoula, MT
Open Lands Bond Program Receives First Application
April 28, 2008 | Ravalli Republic | Hamilton, MT
Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust Protects 1,800 Acres
June 15, 2009 | High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal | WY
Land Trust Helps Families Preserve Forest Property
April 21, 2009 | The Spokesman Review | Spokane, WA
Native Katy Trees an Endangered Species
May 14, 2009 | Texas
Bamberger Ranch wins land stewardship award
June 13, 2009 | Texas
Rabbitbrush Rambler
June 29, 2009 | Colorado
Raging River forest acreage to fill gap in I-90 Greenway
April 2009 | Washington
Making hay
July 16, 2009 | Montana
Sawtooth preserve: Open lands bond program helps Grover family keep dream ranch wild
July 19, 2009 | Montana
County General Plan snag delays money for ranchers for oaks preservation program
July 18, 2009 | California
POST Transfers Three Properties to Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
July 15, 2009 | California
Jane Clark, Legacy Land Trust, Wins etown Award
July 22, 2009 | Colorado
Northern Prairies Land Trust earns accreditation
July 20, 2009 | South Dakota
HCC Conserves Ragland Ranch
July 21, 2009 | Texas
Sawtooth preserve: Open lands bond program helps Grover family keep dream ranch wild
July 19, 2009 | Montana
St. Johns group works to preserve overlooked open space
June 2009 | Washington
Flathead Land Trust acquires land
July 30, 2009 | Idaho
Sacramento Valley Conservancy earns accreditation
August 5, 2009 | California
Nearing milestone, Legacy Land Trust faces challenges
August 1, 2009 | Colorado
Nevada County Land Trust Earns National Recognition
August 12, 2009 | Nevada
San Isabel Land Protection Trust Receives national accreditation
August 6, 2009 | Colorado
Johnson backs bill championed by the conservation community
August 10, 2009 | Texas
Steward Extraordinaire: Jim Cusker’s Long Commitment to Missoula Farmland
August 13, 2009 | Montana
Ranchers give Mesa Land Trust largest easement yet
August 16, 2009 | Colorado
Local Land Trust Earns Accreditation
August 13, 2009 | California
Farmonomics: It’s All About the Land
August 11, 2009 | California
One of 27 remaining Marin County dairy farms protected
August 2009 | California
Johnson backs bill championed by the conservation community
August 4, 2009 | Texas
Estate tax proposal would help farm families
September 2, 2009 | CFBF.com
Thompson leading the charge
September 3, 2009 | California
Land trust continues Willow Creek restoration
September 8, 2009 | Oregon
Environmental groups log former Plum Creek lands for sake of preservation, access
September 20, 2009 | Montana
Desert Foothills Land Trust and Black Mountain Conservancy agree to merge
September 30, 2009 | Arizona
To clean and preserve: What’s next for Castner Range
October 2009 | Texas
McKenzie River Trust Receives 2009 Outstanding Environmental Organization Award
September 22, 2009 | Oregon
Largest gathering of land conservation leaders meets in Portland
October 8, 2009 | Oregon
$2.2 million raised to purchase and permanently protect Guemes Mountain
October 2009 | Washington
Land deal preserves Foy’s Bend property
October 2009 | Montana
New Pipeline Delivers Water to Arizona Elk Country
October 2009 | Montana
Glacier, Front get funding from Appropriations Act
October 30, 2009 | Montana
Bozeman Trail System is FWP's Trail of the Year
June 2009 | Montana
Cascade Land Conservancy's Green City Partnerships boost Cascade Agenda's on-the-ground work
November 10, 2009 | Washington
Funding for Many Glacier Hotel, easements on Front included in Interior bill
October 2009 | Montana
Udall, Bennet Urge IRS to Work With - Not Against - Colorado
November 17, 2009 | Colorado
‘Outdoor Life’ Honors Elk Foundation Founders
November 2009 | Montana
Recession Provides Opportunities For Land Conservation
November 18, 2009 | California
A conversation about protecting land, farmers and ranchers
November 14, 2009 | Montana
Pleasingly Plump
November 18, 2009 | Oregon
Funding for Land Conservation Makes Good Economic Sense
November 16, 2009 | NewWest.net
'Ultimate people person’
November 20, 2009 | Montana
Seeds of change: Greenbelt Land Trust expands holdings
November 21, 2009 | Oregon
Easements will preserve Mid-Valley habitat
November 2009 | Oregon
Major Conservation Success along the South Fork of the Snake River in Eastern Idaho
September 2009 | Idaho
Maui ranch agrees to historic land deal
November 27, 2009 | Hawaii
Ranch's gift will preserve 11,300 acres of Haleakala slopes for agricultural use
November 2009 | Hawaii
Seeds of change: Greenbelt Land Trust expands holdings
November 2009 | Oregon
Easements vital to preserving our heritage
November 2009 | Colorado
Bike Trails and Deer Tails: Maucieri Easement Preserves Forest and Animal Habitat
November 2009 | Idaho
New Land Agreement Preserves ‘Ulupalakua as a Working Ranch
December 10, 2009 | Hawaii
Frenchtown-area rancher donates $2 million in value toward conservation easement
December 10, 2009 | Montana
Kittitas County unanimously approves far-reaching Transfer of Development Rights Program
December 18, 2009 | Washington
Western Montana Lives: Louise Dean leaves legacy of wild land
December 21, 2009 | Missoulian.com
Deal completed to preserve Sonoma coast, forest
December 2009 | California
Robert R. Augsburger dies at Portola Valley home
January 4, 2010 | California
Nevada Land Conservancy and BLM Protect 17,000 Acres in Northern Nevada
August 28, 2008 | Washoe County, NV
California Rangeland Trust Fills Bay Area Position To Meet Conservation Demand
July 2009 | California
Little orphan easement?
December 2009 | High Country News
Ranch sets aside 4,500 acres in conservation easement
December 2009 | West Hawaii Today
Land conservation efforts yield year of success stories
January 2010 | Portland Press Herald
Greenbelt Land Trust Announces new Executive Director
January 12, 2010, Corvallis, OR
Land trust's end causes problems
January 10, 2010 | Colorado
New leadership at Yolo Land Trust
January 10, 2010 | California
