The Voice Protecting Landowner Rights

across North Dakota and beyond
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OUR MISSION at NW Landowner’s association is to:

Protect

We work to change and rewrite legislation that will protect our land and rights for generations to come. Through knowledge and numbers, we can make a lasting impact in North Dakota.

Inform

As we work daily with lawmakers and politicians in North Dakota and Washington D.C., NWLA will keep you informed of changes to legislation, legislative proposals and land rights that affect you.

Educate

Education plays an important role in enacting lasting change. By providing knowledge and resources, we can work together to create better legislation and land practices.

Donate now to help with costs incurred to fight against the Pore Space Bill.

News

Summit Geologic Storage Permit Draft Applications!

Posted on July 1, 2023

Click the link below to access and download the draft applications submitted by Summit for its geologic sequestration permits. These materials were obtained from the North Dakota Industrial Commission through an open records request and are being hosted and provided here to the interested public free of charge. Summit Geologic Storage Permit Draft Applications *… Read more »

Northwest Landowners Association fights for landowner rights and wins

Posted on August 26, 2022

Bismarck, ND — Northwest Landowners Association has been engaged in a fight to protect the property rights of private landowners in North Dakota since Senate Bill 2344 was introduced during the 2019 legislative session. Through lobbying, public outreach and education, and direct litigation, Northwest Landowners Association took on this fight to protect the rights of… Read more »

Summer Education Tour

Posted on July 23, 2021

NWLA Summer Education Tour  

Happenings

NWLA Files an Amicus Curiae (“Friend of the Court”) Brief

NWLA filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief to support landowners who are defending their land from Summit Carbon Solutions and an unconstitutional taking of private property. As we said to the Supreme Court of North Dakota in our brief: “Property rights are necessary to preserve freedom, for property ownership empowers persons to… Read more »

Summit Geologic Storage Permit Draft Applications!

Click the link below to access and download the draft applications submitted by Summit for its geologic sequestration permits. These materials were obtained from the North Dakota Industrial Commission through an open records request and are being hosted and provided here to the interested public free of charge. Summit Geologic Storage Permit Draft Applications *… Read more »

Held On May 31, 2023

Northwest Landowners Association leads the charge for landowners

Bismarck, ND — Northwest Landowners Association has filed another lawsuit against the state of North Dakota, asking a court to strike down certain laws as unconstitutional takings of private property rights. Northwest Landowners Association has been engaged in a fight to protect the pore space of private landowners in North Dakota since Senate Bill 2344… Read more »

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We want to hear from you! Your voice and your land matter. Talk to us so we can prepare and pass legislation that will create the most positive impact.

GET INVOLVED!

We want to hear from you! Your voice and your land matter. Talk to us so we can prepare and pass legislation that will create the most positive impact.