Press Releases

Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC), which buys and conserves land across the American West, announced this week that its Board of Directors has named Nelson Mathews President of WRC.

The property will become Michigan Creek State Wildlife Area, managed by CPW.

The Pico Blanco property follows Eagle Peak Rancheria, adding 327 acres, including old-growth redwoods and 1.3 miles of the Little Sur River, to tribal ownership

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

San Juan National Forest acquires 160-acre parcel southwest of Telluride in treasured viewshed of Mount Wilson

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

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.

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.

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.