Training

See also: Central Coast Rangeland Coalition, Sustainable Human Systems

Description

Livestock grazing and associated rancher stewardship are increasingly recognized as important tools for managing natural resources and improving habitat in the undeveloped hills and valleys surrounding the Bay Area. Grazing leases on public lands, mitigation lands, and land trusts can be win-win arrangements, allowing land owner’s to achieve resource management objective while keeping livestock operations economically viable. This workshop included discussions with land managers, experienced tenants, and resource management processionals on how key lease components (pricing, tenant role, rent credit) may impact conservation outcomes and rancher sustainability. Presenters discussed lease strategies that provide for adaptation to climate change including drought. Workshop participants contributed to a survey which will inform recommendations and considerations for lease arrangements to be published by the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition in the coming year.