Nearly every water quality project in the basin involves a landowner voluntarily participating and providing “match” in cash and/or labor and equipment. 

Wyoming encompasses approximately 62 million acres of which 48% is federally owned, 42% privately owned, 6% state owned, and 4% is Indian trust land. The highest proportion of public land is located in the rugged western mountains with private land holdings occupying the western river valleys and level terrain.

Utah is the eleventh largest state in the Nation with 81% of the land base owned by federal or state agencies. Opportunities for the Partners Program are still extensive because private landowners control over 18,000 square miles, and they are some of the most critical habitats for numerous wildlife species. Utah is the second driest state in the nation, so riparian and wetland projects are a high priority. These areas are an extremely valuable but limited resource.