About the Podcast
Hosted by Rangeland Trust CEO Michael Delbar, our new podcast features long-form conversations about ranching, conservation, land use, wildlife, fire prevention, and so much more! Special guests include partners, scientists, conservationists, and landowners who exemplify the importance of preserving California’s working lands through their lives and careers.
Tune in every month to learn how you can be involved in preserving the future of the Golden State for generations to come.
In this first episode of Season Five of Tuned in to the Land, host Michael Delbar sits down with rancher, former USDA Farm Service Agency County Executive Director, California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection member, and his wife, Katie Delbar. The conversation explores how lived experience on the ranch informs leadership at every level—from federal agencies to statewide policy tables.
In the final episode of Season 4 of Tuned in to the Land, CEO and host, Michael Delbar, sits down with newly elected Rangeland Trust Chair, Clayton Koopmann. A sixth-generation rancher from Sunol, California, Clayton brings deep family roots, hands-on experience, and a powerful commitment to the future of the Golden State’s working lands.
In this episode of Tuned in to the Land, CEO and host Michael Delbar sits down with Chad Robichaux, a former Force Recon Marine, veteran advocate, and founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, for a powerful and deeply honest conversation about service, healing, and the restorative role that open spaces and working lands can play.
In this episode, Rangeland Trust CEO and host, Michael Delbar, sits down with Michael Dimock, Executive Director of Roots of Change, to discuss how these partnerships are helping bridge divides, address challenges facing producers, and empower the next generation of ranchers.
In this episode, CEO and host, Michael Delbar, is joined by Dr. Susan Marshall, Emeritus Professor at Cal Poly Humboldt and Jessica Schley, Rangeland Trust Emeritus Council Chair, to discuss the inspiration and creation of ‘Roots and Resilience: California Ranchers in Their Own Words.’
In this episode, CEO and host, Michael Delbar, revisits with the Elgorriaga family—whose story you may recognize from our documentary You Just Can’t See Them From the Road.
In this episode of Tuned in to the Land, host and CEO, Michael Delbar, sits down with the Varians of the V6 Ranch to talk about what it means to live with the land, to honor the past while preparing for the future, and to keep the spirit of the West alive.
In this episode of Tuned in to the Land, host and CEO, Michael Delbar, sits down with Natalie Kovarik — a fourth-generation cattle rancher, ag advocate, and co-host of the Discover Ag podcast — to explore the power of communication in agriculture.
Joining host and CEO, Michael Delbar, are two experts on the frontlines of wildfire prevention: Shawn Sahbari, founder and CEO of Komodo Fire Systems, and Stuart Mitchell, an independent wildfire mitigation specialist with Wildfire Mitigation Advisors.
In this episode, Rangeland Trust CEO and host Michael Delbar sits down with the Greenhouse Gas Guru, Dr. Frank Mitloehner, to explore his groundbreaking research and how it’s helping ranchers, policymakers, and the public rethink the role of livestock in the climate conversation.
In this episode, Rangeland Trust CEO and host Michael Delbar sits down with California Secretary of Agriculture, Karen Ross, to discuss the myriad of challenges and opportunities facing California agriculture.
In this episode, Rangeland Trust CEO and host Michael Delbar sits down with Chet Vogt, whose family founded Vogt Silversmiths, a name synonymous with timeless craftsmanship and Western tradition
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