Tag: Working Lands for Wildlife

January 23, 2017

Monarch butterfly designated as a national priority species

On January 13, the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was designated as a new national priority species of Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...

December 2, 2016

NRCS expands working lands conservation program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has added 11 new projects to the Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) program, which incentivises conservation of wildlife on private...

Southwestern willow flycatcher
April 7, 2015

Win-Win for Southwestern Willow Flycatchers

What do western landowners and a small, grey endangered bird species have in common? They’ll both be coming out on top because of a new conservation program unveiled last week...