This exclusive marketplace is crafted with purpose by a public lands retail expert with over 15 years in the industry.  The future of public lands retail is here with a one-stop-shop to foster new partnerships and strengthen existing relationships.  Join us.

For Vendors

We welcome established vendors who currently sell products wholesale to nonprofit public lands partner organizations, or vendors who receive a recommendation from a current public lands buyer.

During the approval process, you may be asked to provide references and proof of orders from 3 different buyers within the past year to be approved.  If you are not sure if you meet this criteria, feel free to still submit an application.

For Buyers

This marketplace is for you if you are a nonprofit friends group or cooperating association supporting a public lands site with retail sales. These sites include, but are not limited to, national parks, state parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests. To qualify for a buyer account, you must meet at least one of the following criteria below:

1. Public Lands Alliance Member

   Organizations that are partners of the Public Lands Alliance. Learn more about PLA membership here.

2. Nonprofit Friends Group

   Nonprofit organizations supporting public lands sites with retail operations.

3. Public Lands Agency Partner

   Any agency partner (ie State Agency, BLM, USFW, Forest Service) operating retail sales to support a public lands site.

For Buyers

There is no cost for buyers to join and use the platform. 

For Vendors

As a new wholesale marketplace platform, we are offering a one-time, extended free trial for those who join early. See details below.

The Pioneer Vendor Offer: Join by August 1, 2026 and get full platform access for free through December 31, 2026.

After the free trial period, these are the membership plans to choose from.

• Seedling Plan: $49/mo membership + 9% commission

• Bison Plan: $149/mo membership + 4% commission + exemption program

  • Exemption Program: 0% commission on verified current business for 2+ years

It is a fully functional marketplace built for active ordering and collaboration, not just a directory. While you can absolutely use it to source new vendors, the platform is designed to streamline your entire procurement workflow.

Yes, but with an intentional focus on quality over quantity. Think of Bison Leaf as a curated, online trade show designed specifically for the public lands community.

While general marketplaces onboard almost any applicant, creating noise for buyers and vendors alike, we host vetted partners currently working with public lands nonprofits.

• One Dashboard, Full Access: Enjoy one login to access all vendor storefronts, products, brand information, and W9s.

• Streamlined Ordering: Place orders, manage custom requests, view exclusive products, and message vendors directly, all in one place.

• Keep Your Relationships: We act as a facilitator, not a middleman. No payments are processed on the site; you continue to work directly with your vendors for billing.

• Fair for Vendors: Your partners get a membership model that is actually… FAIR, while strengthening the ecosystem you rely on.

No. To ensure a transparent and trusted marketplace, pricing on Bison Leaf must remain completely consistent with a vendor's direct-order product pricing.

To maintain a level playing field and protect the integrity of our community:

For Vendors: Products listed on the marketplace must match your direct wholesale rates. Out of fairness to the community and our ecosystem, vendors are strictly prohibited from incentivizing buyers to move off-platform, including offering lower or alternative pricing externally.

For Buyers: You can buy with confidence knowing you are receiving the vendor’s true wholesale rates without any platform markups.

Yes!  Vendors and Buyers can add team members, selecting specific permissions for things like messaging and placing orders.  Buyer team members who don’t have permission to place orders can create draft orders for the admin buyer to review and approve, edit or send back with comments.

Bison Leaf functions as a collaborative marketplace exclusively for the public lands wholesale community that streamlines discovery, order placement, and communication, while leaving fulfillment and billing directly in your hands.

Here is how the workflow functions from start to finish:

1. Discovery & Visibility

• For Buyers: You can view, browse, and search any vendor with a published storefront and explore their individual product listings.

• For Vendors: You can view a directory of buying organizations on the platform. You will only see detailed contact information for your current partners:  buyers who have placed orders with you.

2. Placing & Confirming Orders

• Submitting an Order: Buyers can add products to their cart and place orders directly through the platform.

• Draft Recommendations: Alternatively, vendors can create a draft order recommendation for a buyer. The buyer will receive a notification and can edit, confirm, or delete the recommendation.

• Vendor Review: When a new order is placed, the vendor receives a notification to review it, confirm unit pricing, add an estimated ship date, and officially accept the order.

3. Fulfillment & Tracking

• Shipping Updates: Once the order is packed and ready, the vendor marks it as shipped on the platform and inputs the tracking number, which automatically notifies the buyer.

• Easy Reordering: Buyers can track order statuses in their history and use one-click reordering for quick refills.

4. Invoicing & Payment (Off-Platform)

• Direct Billing: Bison Leaf does not process payments. Invoicing and collecting payments are handled directly between the vendor and the buyer according to your established terms.

• Facilitating Payment: To keep communication centralized, vendors can easily attach a PDF invoice directly to the order portal or message the buyer with an external payment link.