Western Watersheds Project
@westernwatersheds.bsky.social
Protecting Western watersheds and wildlife since 1993. Committed to addressing public lands livestock issues.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Show support for public lands, wildlife and the efforts of WWP by snagging something from our shop for you or a loved one. Proceeds funnel right back into our work and from now until 12/3 you can get 10% off at checkout with code GET10
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Join WWP for a live demo of Cow Pie Pal, our new smartphone app that empowers public lands users to document livestock damage and hold agencies accountable.
NOV 19 @ 6PM MT. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/cowpiepal
NOV 19 @ 6PM MT. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/cowpiepal
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Join WWP for a live demo of Cow Pie Pal, our new smartphone app that empowers public lands users to document livestock damage and hold agencies accountable.
NOV 19 @ 6PM MT. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/cowpiepal
NOV 19 @ 6PM MT. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/cowpiepal
CALLING ALL FED'L WORKERS! Join EPN, PEER, and GAP for a crucial 90-min webinar. They’ll cover the rights of whistleblowers and practical tools for confidential and responsible communication. The session will conclude with a live Q&A to address questions. 11/6 @ 6 EST. RSVP: tinyurl.com/fedlworkers
November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
CALLING ALL FED'L WORKERS! Join EPN, PEER, and GAP for a crucial 90-min webinar. They’ll cover the rights of whistleblowers and practical tools for confidential and responsible communication. The session will conclude with a live Q&A to address questions. 11/6 @ 6 EST. RSVP: tinyurl.com/fedlworkers
TOMORROW: Join conservation groups or a webinar about public lands grazing to answer the questions: how can conservationists best advocate for protecting our public lands from harm caused by livestock grazing? What successes can we learn from?
RSVP:
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RSVP:
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October 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
TOMORROW: Join conservation groups or a webinar about public lands grazing to answer the questions: how can conservationists best advocate for protecting our public lands from harm caused by livestock grazing? What successes can we learn from?
RSVP:
us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W...
RSVP:
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We just intervened to stop a reckless new lawsuit from anti-wolf politicians demanding even more killing. Wolves already face a 458-wolf quota this season—now extremists want more.
westernwatersheds.org/2025/10/grou...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We just intervened to stop a reckless new lawsuit from anti-wolf politicians demanding even more killing. Wolves already face a 458-wolf quota this season—now extremists want more.
westernwatersheds.org/2025/10/grou...
westernwatersheds.org/2025/10/grou...
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Iron Bar Holdings v. Cape, leaving intact the ruling affirming the legality of public land corner crossing.
October 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Iron Bar Holdings v. Cape, leaving intact the ruling affirming the legality of public land corner crossing.
BREAKING: Rep. Adam Smith today introduced the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (VGPRA), legislation to expand the successful model of voluntary federal grazing permit retirement across the West.
Act Now: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
Act Now: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING: Rep. Adam Smith today introduced the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (VGPRA), legislation to expand the successful model of voluntary federal grazing permit retirement across the West.
Act Now: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
Act Now: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
Over 250M acres of public lands are leased for livestock grazing—driving habitat loss, water pollution, and wildlife decline. New rollbacks could make it worse. Join the Oct 22 webinar with WWP, ONDA & Advocates for the West to discuss solutions. Register: bit.ly/4nHE9MD
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Over 250M acres of public lands are leased for livestock grazing—driving habitat loss, water pollution, and wildlife decline. New rollbacks could make it worse. Join the Oct 22 webinar with WWP, ONDA & Advocates for the West to discuss solutions. Register: bit.ly/4nHE9MD
Members of Congress are trying to bypass science and silence the courts with legislation that would force grizzly delisting—even after courts struck it down—and block any future judicial review. Tell your lawmakers: Vote NO on any delisting effort!l. www.bearsbelong.com/send-a-message
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Members of Congress are trying to bypass science and silence the courts with legislation that would force grizzly delisting—even after courts struck it down—and block any future judicial review. Tell your lawmakers: Vote NO on any delisting effort!l. www.bearsbelong.com/send-a-message
THIS JUST IN! A federal judge struck down the Forest Service’s plan to expand cattle grazing in Yellowstone grizzly habitat, ruling it violated the law. Livestock conflict remains a leading cause of death for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
westernwatersheds.org/2025/09/cour...
westernwatersheds.org/2025/09/cour...
September 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
THIS JUST IN! A federal judge struck down the Forest Service’s plan to expand cattle grazing in Yellowstone grizzly habitat, ruling it violated the law. Livestock conflict remains a leading cause of death for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
westernwatersheds.org/2025/09/cour...
westernwatersheds.org/2025/09/cour...
Speak up for the Roadless Rule before it's too late: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
August 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Speak up for the Roadless Rule before it's too late: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
COME WORK WITH US! We’re hiring a Ninth Circuit Staff Attorney. Litigate, appeal, and fight for public lands and wildlife—especially against livestock damage. JD + 9th Circuit bar required. Competitive salary, 32-hr week, union eligible. Apply by 9/1. westernwatersheds.org/jobs
August 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
COME WORK WITH US! We’re hiring a Ninth Circuit Staff Attorney. Litigate, appeal, and fight for public lands and wildlife—especially against livestock damage. JD + 9th Circuit bar required. Competitive salary, 32-hr week, union eligible. Apply by 9/1. westernwatersheds.org/jobs
The Senate caved to industry. The House still has a chance to stand with the public. Call your Representative now and demand they vote NO on the Senate's version of the One Big Betrayal Bill.
Phone and Script below. Action here: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
Phone and Script below. Action here: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
July 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Senate caved to industry. The House still has a chance to stand with the public. Call your Representative now and demand they vote NO on the Senate's version of the One Big Betrayal Bill.
Phone and Script below. Action here: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
Phone and Script below. Action here: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
The Senate just passed the Big Betrayal Bill. The land sell-off is out—but the rest is a gift to polluters. More drilling. More logging. Less wildlife protection. It moves to the House next.
We stopped the sell-off. Let's get the rest of it done.
westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
We stopped the sell-off. Let's get the rest of it done.
westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
July 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Senate just passed the Big Betrayal Bill. The land sell-off is out—but the rest is a gift to polluters. More drilling. More logging. Less wildlife protection. It moves to the House next.
We stopped the sell-off. Let's get the rest of it done.
westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
We stopped the sell-off. Let's get the rest of it done.
westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
BREAKING: Mike Lee’s land sell-off plan just collapsed.
Facing rare bipartisan backlash, Lee withdrew his scheme to force-sale over a million acres of BLM land. Hunters, river guides, and the public rose up.
The rest of the bill is still terrible—but tonight, the West is still ours.
Facing rare bipartisan backlash, Lee withdrew his scheme to force-sale over a million acres of BLM land. Hunters, river guides, and the public rose up.
The rest of the bill is still terrible—but tonight, the West is still ours.
June 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
BREAKING: Mike Lee’s land sell-off plan just collapsed.
Facing rare bipartisan backlash, Lee withdrew his scheme to force-sale over a million acres of BLM land. Hunters, river guides, and the public rose up.
The rest of the bill is still terrible—but tonight, the West is still ours.
Facing rare bipartisan backlash, Lee withdrew his scheme to force-sale over a million acres of BLM land. Hunters, river guides, and the public rose up.
The rest of the bill is still terrible—but tonight, the West is still ours.
June 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For a palate cleanser, here's a pika delighting in flower buds.
Photo: Jillian Cooper
Photo: Jillian Cooper
June 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For a palate cleanser, here's a pika delighting in flower buds.
Photo: Jillian Cooper
Photo: Jillian Cooper
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June 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Trump’s attempt to gut the federal government just got slapped down—again. Ninth Circuit upholds block on unlawful reorg. WWP is a proud plaintiff in the case. democracyforward.org/updates/appe...
May 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Trump’s attempt to gut the federal government just got slapped down—again. Ninth Circuit upholds block on unlawful reorg. WWP is a proud plaintiff in the case. democracyforward.org/updates/appe...
The Endangered Species Act is being gutted from within. Stripping “harm” of habitat protections means wolves, grizzlies, salmon, and songbirds could lose the very thing keeping them alive: a place to exist.
TAKE ACTION before the deadline closes: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
TAKE ACTION before the deadline closes: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
May 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Endangered Species Act is being gutted from within. Stripping “harm” of habitat protections means wolves, grizzlies, salmon, and songbirds could lose the very thing keeping them alive: a place to exist.
TAKE ACTION before the deadline closes: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
TAKE ACTION before the deadline closes: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
This week in Yellowstone, Western Watersheds Project’s Idaho Director witnessed something rare and unforgettable: a bison calf taking his first steps.
May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This week in Yellowstone, Western Watersheds Project’s Idaho Director witnessed something rare and unforgettable: a bison calf taking his first steps.
They're proposing to redefine “harm” so that bulldozing habitat won’t count as hurting wildlife. This rule would let corporations destroy endangered species—by destroying the places they need to live.
USE YOUR VOICE: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
USE YOUR VOICE: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
May 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
They're proposing to redefine “harm” so that bulldozing habitat won’t count as hurting wildlife. This rule would let corporations destroy endangered species—by destroying the places they need to live.
USE YOUR VOICE: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
USE YOUR VOICE: westernwatersheds.org/actionalerts...
Last night, a federal judge blocked Trump’s attempt to dismantle the federal government through mass firings and agency shutdowns.
We’re proud to be part of the coalition that stopped it—at least for now.
The resistance is real. And it’s working.
We’re proud to be part of the coalition that stopped it—at least for now.
The resistance is real. And it’s working.
May 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Last night, a federal judge blocked Trump’s attempt to dismantle the federal government through mass firings and agency shutdowns.
We’re proud to be part of the coalition that stopped it—at least for now.
The resistance is real. And it’s working.
We’re proud to be part of the coalition that stopped it—at least for now.
The resistance is real. And it’s working.
They're proposing to redefine “harm” so that bulldozing habitat won’t count as hurting wildlife. This rule would let corporations destroy endangered species—by destroying the places they need to live.
ACT NOW: westernwatersheds.org/.../act-now-... #DefendTheESA
ACT NOW: westernwatersheds.org/.../act-now-... #DefendTheESA
May 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
They're proposing to redefine “harm” so that bulldozing habitat won’t count as hurting wildlife. This rule would let corporations destroy endangered species—by destroying the places they need to live.
ACT NOW: westernwatersheds.org/.../act-now-... #DefendTheESA
ACT NOW: westernwatersheds.org/.../act-now-... #DefendTheESA
They’re coming for our public lands.
Get informed. Get organized.
Hear from top attorneys, scientists, and land defenders at the Healthy Public Lands Conference. The future of the West is on the line. Will you join us?
REGISTER: hplconference.org
Get informed. Get organized.
Hear from top attorneys, scientists, and land defenders at the Healthy Public Lands Conference. The future of the West is on the line. Will you join us?
REGISTER: hplconference.org
April 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
They’re coming for our public lands.
Get informed. Get organized.
Hear from top attorneys, scientists, and land defenders at the Healthy Public Lands Conference. The future of the West is on the line. Will you join us?
REGISTER: hplconference.org
Get informed. Get organized.
Hear from top attorneys, scientists, and land defenders at the Healthy Public Lands Conference. The future of the West is on the line. Will you join us?
REGISTER: hplconference.org