Conserving Wyoming's Working Lands.
Balancing Heritage & Wildlife.
Fostering market-driven habitat conservation that rewards private ranchers and landowners for sustaining healthy sagebrush ecosystems, protecting critical wildlife migration corridors, and preserving Wyoming's open landscapes.
Clear Focus. Dedicated Ecological Stewardship.
The Wyoming Conservation Exchange (WCE) was founded on the fundamental principle that private land stewardship is the cornerstone of western wildlife conservation. In Wyoming, working ranches harbor the vast majority of vital winter range, fertile valleys, and water sources required by native big game and greater sage-grouse.
Rather than relying solely on restrictive regulations, WCE develops voluntary, incentive-based conservation mechanisms. We quantify habitat value through robust scientific metrics, enabling landowners to generate tangible conservation credits through proactive land management, weed control, and habitat enhancement.
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Committed to Complete Accountability
Wyoming Conservation Exchange operates in strict accordance with IRS 501(c)(3) standards. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law, and our audited financials and IRS Form 990 documents are publicly available.
Principal Address: PO Box 206, Cheyenne, WY 82003
Official Tax EIN: 81-3433788
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions regarding our conservation programs, volunteer participation, and governance.
A conservation exchange is an innovative framework that quantifies ecological benefits—such as pristine wildlife habitat—into standard credits that industry, agencies, and philanthropists can purchase to fund ongoing ranch stewardship.
It creates a dependable alternative revenue stream for ranching families, making it economically viable to keep working lands intact and prevent fragmentation into subdivisions.
Field biologists and independent third-party verifiers conduct on-the-ground ecological surveys using standardized habitat assessment tools to ensure genuine, measurable conservation gains.