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UC Davis to host Rangeland Conservation Summit
Ranchers, environmentalists, researchers, and regulators will meet at UC Davis January 19-20 for the Range Research Symposium and California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Summit to explore new research and share varied interests and their common...
Building a better water trough
“Water is the driver of nature.” - Leonardo da Vinci California’s vast dry rangelands are dotted with water troughs ideal for quenching cattle’s thirst. But in most cases, the troughs’ designs are a torment to wildlife drawn for a drink. Monterey...
Loss of Williamson Act would threaten wildlife habitat
California’s premier farmland protection tool – the Williamson Act – is on the state’s budget-cutting chopping block and with it critical habitat needed for conservation. A UC Davis study completed by a team of graduate students working with rangeland...
Cattle ranching offers notable public benefits
The Sierra Nevada and Coastal Range foothills are replete with wide open spaces - a home for birds and other wildlife, majestic oaks and grazing cattle. The bucolic countryside vistas that come courtesy of California’s ranchers are among the many public...
