WRC in the News
Acquisition Adds to Mesa County Conservation Area
January 24, 2023
The Business Times
Gunnison River, CO
Preserving a Gem: Land Transfer Helps Secure Access and Yakima River Environment
November 05, 2022
Daily Record
Yakima River, WA
Bureau of Land Management to Purchase Land in Yakima Canyon, Securing Recreation Access
July 28, 2022
Yakima-Herald Republic
Yakima River, WA
Tipping Point Territory: Development Taking Toll on Big Hole River
May 19, 2022
Montana Standard
Wise River, MT
Washington’s Newest Community Forest Established at Nason Ridge
April 20, 2022
The Leavenworth Echo
Nason Ridge, WA
Press Releases
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January 20, 2023
Vulnerable Gunnison River parcel now protected within the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
In the waning days of 2022, Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) together added a critical Gunnison River property to the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (NCA).Learn More -
January 03, 2023
Conservation partnership saves salmon waters, redwoods and woodlands in wine country
This week, Western Rivers Conservancy and the California Rangeland Trust successfully protected a critical stretch of the Wheatfield Fork Gualala River and a series of cold-water salmon and steelhead streams in Sonoma County, at the heart of wine country.Learn More -
October 19, 2022
For Oregon State Parks’ 100th Anniversary, Western Rivers Conservancy gifts a new park feature on the John Day River
In celebration of Oregon State Parks’ 100th anniversary, Western Rivers Conservancy created a new overlook installation above the John Day River at Cottonwood Canyon State Park.Learn More -
July 26, 2022
Prized ranch on the Yakima River will soon be public
This week, the Bureau of Land Management announced that it plans to acquire Yakima Canyon Ranch from Western Rivers Conservancy using recreation access funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.Learn More -
April 14, 2022
Washington’s newest Community forest established at Nason Ridge
Washington’s newest community forest was brought to life on Thursday, April 14 when Western Rivers Conservancy transferred the 3,714-acre Nason Ridge property on Lake Wenatchee to Chelan County.Learn More -
October 04, 2021
Historic Wagner Ranch on Washington’s Chewuch River one step closer to being permanently protected
In the scenic Methow Valley, Western Rivers Conservancy has taken a critical step forward in the effort to permanently protect an outstanding 1.6-mile stretch of the Chewuch River, the primary tributary to the Methow River.Learn More -
August 07, 2020
Prime nursery grounds for Hells Canyon bighorn sheep permanently protected along the Snake River
A piece of the Northwest’s most important habitat for bighorn sheep was protected this week, thanks to a partnership between Western Rivers Conservancy and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.Learn More -
July 27, 2020
In Big Sur, the first lands ever returned to the Esselen Tribe mean conservation and cultural resilience
At the heart of one of California’s most scenic stretches of coastline, where endangered condors soar above multi-million-dollar properties, the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County has regained its first ancestral homelands since it was displaced by the Spanish four centuries ago.Learn More -
June 23, 2020
Partnership Preserves Vital Stream Reach for Sacramento River Salmon and Steelhead
This week, on the flanks of Mount Lassen, Western Rivers Conservancy and the Lassen National Forest (LNF) protected a crucial 1,150-acre property, and a significant branch of South Fork Antelope Creek, a rare stronghold for salmon and steelhead in the Sacramento River system.Learn More
