Nearly two centuries apart, two women made the same decision on the same piece of California ground—to hold on.
Because of these choices, the Spanish Ranch remains one of the last intact pieces of the 22,000-acre historic Rancho de Cuyama No. 1 and is now permanently protected through a conservation easement.
The California Association of Resource Conservation District (CARCD) Annual Conference brings together conservation leaders, agency partners, Tribal collaborators, land stewards, and practitioners to share knowledge, build partnerships, and address California’s most pressing natural resource challenges. The conference explores topics including climate-smart agriculture, wildlife resilience, watershed health, sustainable groundwater management, and
To honor our ranching partners, who represent both the organization’s history and its future, the Rangeland Trust hosted a Landowner Appreciation Dinner on Tuesday, June 2, in Esparto, CA.
The conservation of 100 ranches, a milestone years in the making, brought California’s ranching and conservation communities together to celebrate the growing impact of the California Rangeland Trust.
More often than not, conversations about land focus on what it provides: clean air, fresh water, local food, wildlife habitat, and more. These benefits are visible, measurable, and essential to the health and resilience of communities—a large part of why land conservation exists. Yet when ranchers are asked why they protect their land, their answers often go beyond environmental benefits.
At the end of February, the California Rangeland Trust joined fellow members of the Partnership of Rangeland Trusts (PORT) in Washington, D.C. to meet with members of Congress and federal agency leaders about policies that help keep working lands intact.
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