2026 RANGELAND SUMMIT & TOUR – APRIL 9 & 10, 2026
Rangelands, Relationships, and Open Dialogue
Rangeland Summit | April 9
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Robert Cabral Ag Center
2101 E Earhart Ave #200, Stockton, CA 95206
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Social Landscape of Rangelands and Conservation – What research tells us, Dr. Lynn Huntsinger, UC Berkeley.
The Rancher’s Voice, CalGLC – Elevating the Rancher’s Voice: Identifying the needs and challenges of producers from their perspective. How do we enable conditions that create a bridge to viable solutions?
Celebrating two International Years – What you can do
Community Relationships for Rangelands Panel.
Accelerating Rangeland Conservation – What we can do
Point Blue Photo Contest Results
Mixer hosted by California Rangeland Trust
Rangeland Tour | April 10
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Stone Lake Refuge
Hosted by Cal-Pac SRM
Speakers: a USFWS biologist and rancher-tenant, Pat Kirby. Jaymee Marty, Ph.D. will talk about the vernal pool. Pelayo Alvarez will share the Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program. Instructions will be sent to registrants before April 10.
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is managed by US Fish &Wildlife Service for both the wildlife and community, including wildlife monitoring, managed wetlands and waterways, habitat restoration, invasive species control, grazing, agriculture, and prescribed burns. Rancher Pat Kirby has some of his 60 cows at the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge near Elk Grove, that he has leased for 27 years. Established in 1992, the refuge manages Central Valley habitat for both local and migratory wildlife; it also serves as a flood detention basin right outside the city limits.
Tour host, Cal-Pac Chapter of Society for Range Management strives to promote the art and science of sustainable rangeland management through offering leadership opportunities, professional development, and promoting sound and practical science to students, practicing managers, and professionals.
REGISTER NOW FOR ONE OR BOTH DAYS
Sponsorship Opportunities and Booth Registration
Sponsorship opportunities and booth space are available! Use the registration button below to learn more and register.
Booth space is available for sponsors and will be assigned as received. Contact ksweet@cattlemen.net.
Your sponsorship or donation is very important to CRCC’s well being. Thank you.
(CRCC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. #82-1588684)
Pay online via the registration link below OR Send check (payable to CRCC) to CRCC, 12233 North Flynn Rd, Livermore, CA 94550. AND Send note to ksweet@cattlemen.net when you mail a check for credit.
Note: On the payment site, participant registration, sponsorships, and booth sign-ups are all included in one form—click “Add to Cart” to view all available options.
2026 Sponsors to Date
New Sponsors
(This could be you!)
RANCHERS: 3 Calhoun Sisters. 4J Horse and Livestock Co. Andrew Bertotti. Sylvia Chatagnier. Cobblestone Ranch. Eddie Ranch. Kirby Cattle Co. Koopmann Family Beef. Mission Livestock. Nancy Calhoun Mueller. Nova Farm. Outlaw Valley Ranch. Rodden Ranches, LLC. Sagehorn-Russell Ranch, LLC. San Joaquin County Cattlewomen. Sweet Ranch. Talbott Sheep Co. Willow Creek Land & Cattle LLC. Willow Creek Ranch.
OTHERS: Alameda County RCD. Audubon Conservation Ranching Program. CA Native Grasslands Assoc. CA Wool Growers Assoc. Cal-Pac Section Society for Rangeland Management. Defenders of Wildlife. East Bay Regional Park District. Hedgerow Farms. Wendell Gilgert. Lynn Huntsinger, Ph.D. Interwest Insurance Services. Marty Ecological Consulting, Inc. Mulvaney’s B&L. No Regrets Initiative. Ranch-Bot. UC Berkeley. The Nature Conservancy. US Dept of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. US Fish & Wildlife Service. Western Landowners Alliance.
Co-sponsors: University of California Cooperative Extension, CalGLC, California Rangeland Trust, Point Blue, Cal-Pac SRM
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“We have a common threat, and that is the conversion of ranchland to homes and strip malls and sprawl.” – Kim Delfino, California program director for Defenders of Wildlife, a CRCC founder |
Article of Interest by Bev Sparrowk – Working Together: Paths to the perseverance of ranching