Elaina Niederer is from a ranching family in southwestern Idaho and is part of the Basque community, instilling in her an early appreciation for working lands and the people who care for them. She graduated from Seattle University in 2025 with a degree in Communications and Media and brings a strong interest in the connection between food, land, and community.

Elaina joined the Rangeland Trust in August as the Programs Outreach Coordinator, where she helps support the Programs Department by connecting landowners with information and opportunities to support their work on the land. Her role focuses on building relationships and ensuring ranching families have access to resources that strengthen stewardship and long-term success on California’s rangelands. Outside of work, Elaina enjoys cooking and baking from scratch and loves exploring how food links back to the land and the people who tend it.