Press Releases

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.

Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead will soon have new spawning and rearing habitat in the Yakima River.

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.

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.

A 2,285-acre oasis in the Southern Sierra, complete with spring-fed creeks, native trout and a natural warm spring, was permanently protected when Western Rivers Conservancy transferred ownership of the former Fay Creek Ranch to the Tübatulabal Tribe and the Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation.