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Tim Koopmann: A Voice for Grazing

From Tim Koopmann’s ranch in Alameda County, he has watched the city grow. A shadow encroaching on the green hills, urban expansion has scratched at his horizon as long as he can remember. His small stretch of land is 50 miles from San Francisco, between Livermore and Fremont, right smack in the middle of one of the state’s most rapidly-developing regions. He’s been fighting for these open spaces all his life, battling pressure from developers, declining cattle prices, drought, enormous tax penalties triggered by the deaths of his father and grandfather, and negative public opinions against grazing.

Orvis Ranch

Orvis Ranch Calaveras County & Stanislaus County Progress & Preservation in Harmony with Nature On March 31, 2006, Bruce and Roma Orvis entered into a conservation easement agreement with California Rangeland Trust that ensures the 2,563-acre Orvis Ranch will forever remain the same. Situated in the rolling foothills, the property

Yolo Land & Cattle Co.

Yolo Land & Cattle Co. Yolo County In March 2005 Yolo Land & Cattle Company and the California Rangeland Trust finalized a conservation agreement that will preserve 6,983 acres of ranchland in Yolo County. The California Wildlife Conservation Board and the Great Valley Center provided funding for the land conservation

Walker North Ranch

The historic 400-acre Walker Ranch in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, home to the Walker family, the California tiger salamander, San Joaquin Kit Fox, western burrowing owl and the California red-legged frog, was forever protected in 2013 thanks to the teamwork of the family, an energy solutions company, and the California Rangeland Trust. Through this unique partnership, the Walker family will continue to operate the ranch they love, and the species the ranch supports will benefit from good land management practices.

Preuschoff Ranch

Preuschoff Ranch Madera County Conserving Oak Woodlands for Future Generations On May 3, 2007, California Rangeland Trust placed a conservation easement on 2,305 acres of the Preuschoff Ranch forever preserving a family’s way of life and a piece of California’s western heritage. The transaction fulfills the desire of the ranch

V6 Ranch

V6 Ranch Fresno County & Monterey County Matching Rancher Needs with Conservation California Rangeland Trust worked with the landowner and The Trust for Public Land on the acquisition of this 17,000-acre conservation easement, the centerpiece of our Diablo Range Project. The Varian family requested that California Rangeland Trust become the

Touch the Earth Ranch

Touch the Earth Ranch Calaveras County Demonstrating an Alternative to Subdivision California Rangeland Trust in partnership with the Sierra Foothill Conservancy received a donated easement on the scenic Touch the Earth Ranch in 1999, which has served as a demonstration project since its acquisition. The ranch is strategically located in

Tejon Ranch

Tejon Ranch Kern County Combining Mitigation with Protection of Species One of California Rangeland Trust’s role is to help ranchers with mitigation projects. In 2000, California Rangeland Trust accepted the donation of a 1,122-acre easement as mitigation for a commercial development located in the northwest corner of Tejon Ranch. As

Sky Rose Ranch

Sky Rose Ranch Monterey County Inspiring Future Generations of Conservation In 2010, the Avery family donated their magnificent 11,000-acre ranch in Monterey County to the Rangeland Trust. Honoring the Avery family’s wishes and vision for the land, the Rangeland Trust put a conservation easement on the ranch and sold it

Sardella Ranch

Sardella Ranch Tuolumne County The Sardella Ranch is located 32.5 miles northeast of Modesto and 7.5 miles southeast of the town of Sonora, just south of Highway 108. The land use is mostly rangeland used for horse & livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Rural Residential zoning is in close proximity to

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Tim Koopmann: A Voice for Grazing

Orvis Ranch

Yolo Land & Cattle Co.

Walker North Ranch

Preuschoff Ranch

V6 Ranch

Touch the Earth Ranch

Tejon Ranch

Sky Rose Ranch

Sardella Ranch

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