Bar One Ranch Plumas County & Sierra County Protecting Rangeland from Growth Pressures The 13,120-acre Bar One Ranch located in the Sierra Valley encompasses over 10% of this pristine watershed and represents the largest ranch in two counties. The easement is a major step to ensure that the alpine valley,
Agua Fria Ranch Merced County Open Spaces for the San Joaquin Kit Fox The conservation easement on this ranch conserves 287 acres of rolling hills and valleys, and preserves the habitat for the San Joaquin kit fox, burrowing owl, American badger, golden eagle, Swainson’s hawk, Northern harrier, white-tailed kite, California
Conservation easements on the 2,502 acre Keegan Ranch and 1,547 acre Epperson Ranch add 4,049 acres to the existing 16,130 acre wildlife corridor in the valley – the already conserved Bear Valley and Payne Ranches. In collaboration with CRT, WCB and NRCS matched funds to conserve the two ranches.
Bruce and Rick Rominger are fifth-generation farmers and ranchers. Their business, Rominger Brothers Farms, became a model of environmental sustainability through their commitment to growing crops and managing rangeland using sustainable practices. Partnering with California Rangeland Trust to forever protect their land allowed them to maintain numerous habitat-improvement efforts.
Purposefully hosted at the Santa Barbara Club—formed in 1892 to serve as a meeting place for area businessmen, especially the widespread ranching community— the event welcomed guests from both historic and contemporary ranching families to celebrate California’s strong vaquero heritage, the community’s deep connection to open space, and the California Rangeland Trust’s role in keeping our working landscapes just as they are, forever.
California Rangeland Trust Permanently Conserves 16,160 Acres of SkyRose Ranch MEDIA NOTE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sacramento, Calif – January 9, 2019 – SACRAMENTO— California Rangeland Trust announces the permanent protection of an additional 4,987 acres of rangeland on SkyRose Ranch in Monterey County. Ranch owner B. Wayne Hughes, Jr. previously
CRT Permanently Conserves 16,160ac of Skyrose Ranch SACRAMENTO California Rangeland Trust announces the permanent protection of an additional 4,987 acres of rangeland on SkyRose Ranch in Monterey County. Ranch owner B. Wayne Hughes, Jr. previously conserved 11,173 acres of the cattle ranch with the Rangeland Trust through a perpetual conservation
In 20 years of conserving rangeland, this year has topped them all for many reasons. California Rangeland Trust’s extensive impact has reached critical mass and Californian’s are getting the message — conserving rangeland is more important than ever for our quality of life. It’s an exciting and critical time, for all of us.
Join us as we share highlights from this monumental 20th year.
California Rangeland Trust gives back to the community through an impactful partnership with Raley’s Giving and AT&T Aspire. The Where Your Food Grows and Grazes program connects urban youth to agriculture, conservation, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles by offering an educational Farm- to- Fork experience.
In honor of World Soil Day on December 5th, we asked visionary ranching couple and California Rangeland Trust partners Scott and Karen Stone of Yolo Land & Cattle Company about their working approach to soil health and sustainability. New research is highlighting how vital soil health is to the future of our planet, but in the lives of ranchers like Scott and Karen, it’s a daily consideration.
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