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We envision a thriving West, abundant with protected and interconnected ecosystems, powered by renewable energy, and cared for by communities brought together in an ecology of kinship. WELC works close to the ground, with offices in Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Montana, and Colorado. As a public interest law firm, WELC does not charge <a href="https://westernlaw.org/welc-partners/">clients and partners</a> for services, but relies instead on charitable gifts from individuals, families, and foundations to accomplish our mission. WELC integrates national policies and regional perspective with the local knowledge of our 165+ partner groups to implement smart and appropriate place-based solutions.</p></div> 481 </div> 482 </div> 483 484 485 486 487 </div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_equal_columns"> 488 <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> 489 490 491 492 493 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark"> 494 495 496 497 498 <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h3>Our Mission</h3> 499<p>We use the power of the law to foster thriving, resilient western lands, waters, wildlife, and communities in the face of a changing climate.</p></div> 500 </div> 501 </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> 502 503 504 505 506 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark"> 507 508 509 510 511 <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h3>About Us</h3> 512<ul> 513<li><a class="whitelink" title="Our History" href="/about-us/our-history">Our History</a></li> 514<li><a class="whitelink" title="Careers, Internships and Clinic" href="https://westernlaw.org/about-us/careers/">Careers and Internships</a></li> 515<li><a class="whitelink" href="https://westernlaw.org/about-us/ourcommitment/">Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Justice</a></li> 516<li><a class="whitelink" href="/about-us/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li> 517</ul></div> 518 </div> 519 </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> 520 521 522 523 524 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark"> 525 526 527 528 529 <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h3><a class="whitelink" style="border: none;" href="/about-us/board/">Board</a></h3> 530<p>WELC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of renowned attorneys, academics, and conservationists from across the country.</p> 531<p><a class="whitelink" href="/about-us/board/">Meet the board »</a></div> 532 </div> 533 </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> 534 535 536 537 538 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark"> 539 540 541 542 543 <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h3><a class="whitelink" style="border: none;" href="/about-us/staff/">Staff</a></h3> 544<p>WELC has offices throughout the West. Meet the people who, supported by our donors, do the day-to-day work of defending the West.</p> 545<p><a class="whitelink" href="/about-us/staff/">Contact our staff »</a></p></div> 546 </div> 547 </div> 548 549 550 551 552 </div> 553 554 555 </div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_section_regular" > 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 <div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2"> 563 <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column_5 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> 564 565 566 567 568 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_3"> 569 570 571 572 573 <a href="https://oregonbusiness.com/100-best-nonprofits-to-work-for-in-oregon-in-2023-2/" target="_blank"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img decoding="async" width="300" height="247" src="https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/oregon-business-best-nonprofits-no-year-transparent-300x247.png.webp" alt="welc is an oregon business best nonprofit to work for" title="oregon business best nonprofits no year transparent" class="wp-image-24804" /></span></a> 574 </div> 575 </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_6 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> 576 577 578 579 580 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> 581 582 583 584 585 <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h3><a href="https://oregonbusiness.com/100-best-nonprofits-to-work-for-in-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WELC: 2025 <em>Oregon Business Magazine</em> #3 best small nonprofit to work for in Oregon!</a></h3> 586<p>WELC offers incredible work-life balance and tons of job flexibility, which among other things led <em>Oregon Business Magazine </em>to award us as one of Oregon’s best nonprofits to work for in 2025. We truly care for one another here, and management takes care of staff not only because kindness is a way of life at WELC, but also because our people are our greatest resource. We want people to stick around, have more fun, and do more good with the WELC team. Read more <a href="https://oregonbusiness.com/100-best-nonprofits-to-work-for-in-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p></div> 587 </div> 588 </div> 589 590 591 592 593 </div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_3"> 594 <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column_7 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> 595 596 597 598 599 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> 600 601 602 603 604 <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h3><a href="https://thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/nonprofit-staffers-work-hard-but-often-feel-unappreciated/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WELC: A 2026 <em>NonProfit Times</em> best nonprofit to work for!</a></h3> 605<p><em>The NonProfit Times</em>, the leading business publication for nonprofit management, named WELC the #4 overall best nonprofit to work for in 2026! This recognition takes into account personnel policies and measures organizations’ cultures, how happy staff truly are, how dedicated employees feel, and how management supports them. We’re proud to receive this recognition, and we are always striving to improve our workplace so our talented attorneys and support staff can make the strongest possible difference for our environment and communities. Read more about this honor <a href="https://thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/nonprofit-staffers-work-hard-but-often-feel-unappreciated/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>!</p></div> 606 </div> 607 </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_8 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> 608 609 610 611 612 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_4"> 613 614 615 616 617 <a href="https://thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/nonprofit-staffers-work-hard-but-often-feel-unappreciated/" target="_blank"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="531" src="https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nonprofit-times-best-places-2026.webp" alt="the nonprofit times' best nonprofits to work for in 2026" title="nonprofit times best places 2026" srcset="https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nonprofit-times-best-places-2026.webp 1000w, https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nonprofit-times-best-places-2026-980x520.webp 980w, https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nonprofit-times-best-places-2026-480x255.webp 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw" class="wp-image-28377" /></span></a> 618 </div> 619 </div> 620 621 622 623 624 </div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4"> 625 <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_9 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> 626 627 628 629 630 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_5"> 631 632 633 634 635 <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/best-places-to-work-2024/" target="_blank"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/M10A8491-Edit_2_Staff-and-Board-Edit-1-scaled.jpg.webp" alt="WELC staff and board" title="M10A8491-Edit_2_Staff and Board-Edit-1" srcset="https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/M10A8491-Edit_2_Staff-and-Board-Edit-1-scaled.jpg.webp 2560w, https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/M10A8491-Edit_2_Staff-and-Board-Edit-1-1280x854.jpg.webp 1280w, https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/M10A8491-Edit_2_Staff-and-Board-Edit-1-980x653.jpg.webp 980w, https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/M10A8491-Edit_2_Staff-and-Board-Edit-1-480x320.jpg.webp 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw" class="wp-image-24741" /></span></a> 636 </div> 637 </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_10 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> 638 639 640 641 642 <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> 643 644 645 646 647 <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h3><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/best-places-to-work-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WELC: An <em>Outside Magazine</em> Best Place to Work </a>for the sixth year running in 2024!</h3> 648<p>WELC believes in taking care of people. Our policies provide for generous vacation time, great benefits, and a strong culture of camaraderie. Weâre small enough that we all know and care about each other but big enough to take down powerful corporate polluters and government scofflaws. We get to do high-level, large-scale work and execute it in places we know and love to explore. For these reasons and more, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/best-places-to-work-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Outside Magazine</em> named us as a best place to work for the sixth year in a row in 2024</a>! <em>Note: Outside Magazine ended its Best Places to Work program in 2025, and we are still proud to have been so consistently honored.</em></p></div> 649 </div> 650 </div> 651 652 653 654 655 </div> 656 657 658 </div> </div> 659 </div> 660 </div> 661 662 663 </article> 664 665 666 667</div> 668 669 670 <span class="et_pb_scroll_top et-pb-icon"></span> 671 672 673 <footer id="main-footer"> 674 675<div class="container"> 676 <div id="footer-widgets" class="clearfix"> 677 <div class="footer-widget"><div id="text-3" class="fwidget et_pb_widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"><a href="/"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WELC-footer-logo-282x75.png" title="Western Environmental Law Center" style="margin: 0px 0 40px -30px;"></a> 678 679<div align="center"><a href="https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/931010269" style="margin: 0 0 0 -50px;" target="_blank"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Charity-Navigator-Logo-2024-108x108-1.png" /></a></div> 680 681<div align="center">
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