Northwest Landowners Association is hosting our second bi-annual Informational Expo as an opportunity for its members and the general public to learn more about landowner issues and interface with representatives from state agencies, industry representatives, and elected officials. This event will be held in Stanley, ND at the S. Complex For industry representatives interested in… Read more »

This morning landowners, industry representatives, and government representatives met together during the NDSU Brine Spill Discussions. These meetings are organized to provide an environment where all can openly discuss current issues being faced. There will be two more meetings later this month in Killdeer and Minot. NWLA is proud to be a sponsor of these… Read more »

Due to presenter schedule conflicts, the 2018 Landowner Expo will be postponed until late March.

NWLA hosted a Landuse Plan Workshop today in Minot. This event educated county officials and planning and zoning managers on land use plans for either private use, township use, county use, planning and zoning.

Our 2017 Annual Meeting took place in Stanley, ND today, where members came together and were given an update on all the NWLA board has been doing over the last year to advance the mission of the Northwest Landowners Association. Guest speaker and fifth generation North Dakotan, Steve Shirley, Ph.D, spoke on the importance of… Read more »

The Legislative Management has been directed to study the impact of wind energy development on the environment. The Legislature prepared a short memorandum that describes some of the landowner rights and nature of wind development in ND. It can be found HERE.

NWLA Executive Director, Amy, spent two days touring the city of Minot with the Energy Development and Transmission Committee. This committee heard testimony from City of Minot officials and various Minot professionals in favor of Minot remaining a HUB city. Minot is considered the Gateway to the Bakken, as many major oil companies have headquarters… Read more »

On October 12, Troy Coons gave testimony at the DMR 2018 rule changes hearing. On behalf of the NWLA membership Coons gave testimony in favor of certain rules; as well as encouraged changes to other rules. The full testimony is available here. Read the article by the Williston Herald about the passed rule changes here.