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.
Under a nearly full harvest moon at Rancho Santa Barbara, more than 400 guests gathered on October 4 for A Western Affair 2025—an unforgettable evening celebrating California’s working lands and the ranching families who steward them. Set against the historic adobe buildings and rolling hills of this storied ranch, the event reflected the California Rangeland Trust’s enduring mission: to serve the land, people, and wildlife by conserving the Golden State’s working rangelands.
The California Rangeland Trust is proud to announce the conservation of the Murphy Ranch in Tuolumne County, Calif.
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.
The California Rangeland Trust is proud to announce the conservation of the Lone Star Ranch in Humboldt County.
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.
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