It Takes a Community – Ranchers, Land and Neighbors, too!
This theme captures many elements of the CRCC Rangeland Resolution. As RangelandsGateway.org also states, ‘Communities, where ranchers live and work depend on rangeland and they, too affect how rangelands are managed. We all have a stake in how our rangelands are managed and the goods and services they produce.”
Ranchers and their rangeland neighbors gathered to focus on rangeland communities, learn about stewardship economy and stimulate new strategies for thriving rural communities with healthy landscapes.
Welcome, Bre Owens, CRCC Chair and Stephanie Larson, UCANR, Summit Moderator
What Rangeland Conversion means for Local Communities – The Solano Together story by Al Medvitz and Ian Anderson
Conservation Economics – Learning from Keep it Colorado’s, Return on Investment Study. A collaborative effort involving the CO Cattlemen’s Ag Land Trust – Amy Beatie, Executive Director, Keep it Colorado
What is a Stewardship Economy? And how do we build them? – Interview by Lynn Huntsinger with Laurel Harkness, Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition and Staci Heaton, Rural Community Representatives of California
Ranching and Community – A dialogue with ranchers from across California
You just can’t see them from the road – California Rangeland Trust Documentary trailer
Lunch Thank you, San Joaquin Stanislaus Cattlewomen, Audubon California,and Orvis Ranch Beef
Introducing CalGLC – Bre Owens and Alex Karol, Coordinator
Challenges and Opportunities of Conservation Easements – a panel discussion lead by Michael Delbar, CA Rangeland Trust; Dean Kwasny, Easement Program Manager, CA NRCS State office; John Walsh, Deputy Executive Director, Land Acquisition, Wildlife Conservation Board; and Jack Hanson, Willow Creek Ranch
Photo Contest Results – Bonnie Eyestone and Laura Robison, Point Blue Conservation Science
Pathways to Stewardship Economies – Empowering people, place and profits – Jared Talley, Boise State University, and Kris Hulvey, Working Lands Conservation.
“Land conservation keeps our rural heritage alive, fosters healthy communities, generates good jobs, supports sustainable agriculture, preserves diverse wildlife habitats, and maintains the wild landscapes of the West.” Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust