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• December 10, 2024

  Nearly a Mile of Forested Lower Sacramento River Frontage Conserved by Western Rivers Conservancy and Bureau of Land Management

  Conveyance adds 288 acres of mature riparian forest and outstanding recreation lands to BLM holdings near Jelly’s Ferry Road, upstream of Red Bluff
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• October 30, 2024

  Conserved: Iconic Alpine Meadow and Key Source of Cold Water in the Headwaters of the Dolores River

  San Juan National Forest acquires 160-acre parcel southwest of Telluride in treasured viewshed of Mount Wilson
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• September 05, 2024

  Western Rivers Conservancy Conserves Dillon Beach Property in Marin County through “Land Back” to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria

  Project conserves 466 acres: 1.5 miles of the Estero de San Antonio, home to critical habitat for a vast array of wildlife and plants, and 1.5 miles of Pacific coastline
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• March 25, 2024

  Prized ranch on the Yakima River permanently conserved and will soon open to public

  Western Rivers Conservancy and the Bureau of Land Management permanently conserved the 647-acre Yakima Canyon Ranch, which lies along an exquisite stretch of the Yakima River at the epicenter of some of the state’s best fly fishing.
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• March 11, 2024

  Collard Ranch on Tarryall Creek has been permanently conserved and will soon open to the public

  In an exciting win for fish, wildlife and recreationists, Western Rivers Conservancy and Colorado Parks and Wildlife have permanently conserved the 1,860-acre Collard Ranch on Tarryall Creek, just 60 miles southwest of Denver.
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• February 14, 2024

  Invaluable salmon streams protected at Willapa Bay with addition of 2,366 acres to Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

  A network of outstanding Willapa Bay salmon streams and critical stands of temperate forest were permanently protected last month when Western Rivers Conservancy transferred the 2,366-acre Willapa Coastal Forest property to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The property is now part of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.
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• October 11, 2023

  Western Rivers Conservancy and Kittitas County join forces to conserve and restore crucial salmon habitat in Yakima River

  Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead will soon have new spawning and rearing habitat in the Yakima River.
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• September 27, 2023

  Western Rivers Conservancy and the Colville Tribes repatriate ancestral lands and deliver life-giving water for Okanogan River steelhead

  Western Rivers Conservancy and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation permanently conserved the 2,524-acre Antoine Valley Ranch, returning ancestral lands to the Colville Tribes and delivering desperately needed water to Antoine Creek and its imperiled run of Okanogan River steelhead.
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• September 13, 2023

  New hope for the Big Hole’s imperiled Arctic grayling comes at a critical moment

  Western Rivers Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service have permanently conserved the 200-acre Eagle Rock Ranch, returning a game-changing amount of clean, cold water to the Wise River and protecting vital habitat for fish and wildlife.
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