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Agenda |
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Opening remarks |
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Tracy Schohr, California Cattlemen's Association |
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Pelayo Alvarez, Defenders of Wildlife |
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Passion for the Land Digital Stories- DVD |
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The Blackfoot Challenge |
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Denny Iverson |
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Greg Neudecker, Assistant Partners for Fish and Wildlife State Coordinator for Montana |
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Ranchers Face the Economic Crisis |
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Bridget Luther, Director, California Department of Conservation |
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John Gamper, California Farm Bureau Federation |
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Chris Donati, rancher |
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Darrel Sweet, rancher |
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Grazing for Conservation |
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Vance Russell, Director, Landowner Stewardship Program, Audubon California |
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Alex Palmerlee, Ranch Manager, Bobcat Ranch |
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Scott Stone, rancher, Yolo Land and Cattle Company |
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Pete Craig, rancher, Pacific Livestock |
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Ken Tate, Watershed Specialist, UC Davis Cooperative Extension |
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Nina Suzuki, Center for Land Based Learning |
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Breakout Session I |
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A. What Could Climate Change do to California Rangelands? |
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Climate Change and Conservation: Securing our Future - Ellie Cohen, Executive Director, PRBO Conservation Science |
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Climate Change Effects and Adaptation in California’s Rangelands - Sasha Gennet, PhD, Ecoregional Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy |
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B. Paying Ranchers for Ecosystem Services |
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Economic Benefits of Habitat Conservation on California Rangelands - Frank Casey, PhD, Director, Conservation Economics Program, Defenders of Wildlife. |
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Understanding and enhancing the role of ranchers in Voluntary Carbon Markets -Hannah Gosnell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biosciences, Oregon State University |
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Breakout Session II |
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A.Role of Rangelands in Adaptation to Climate Change |
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Conserving Connected Landscapes with Changing Climates - Fraser Shilling, PhD, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis |
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Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change: A Call to Action - Richard Kearney, MS, Pacific Southwest Region Climate Change Coordinator, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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B. Livestock as Ecosystem Engineers: Bringing Back the Birds |
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Raptors of the California Rangelands - Ed Pandolfino, PhD, Sierra Foothills Audubon |
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Grassland Birds of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties - Michele Hammond, MS, Dept. of Environmental Science Policy and Management, UC Berkeley |
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Closing Panel |
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What Should We Be Doing Today to Promote Ranching and Conserve Grasslands for the Future? |
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Mark Kramer, Directorof Federal Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy |
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Ken McDermond, Deputy Regional Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Kevin Kester, First Vice President, California Cattlemen's Association |
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Howard Ranch/Cosumnes Preserve Tour |
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Pictures |
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Greg Neudecker and Denny Iverson |
Mark Kramer, Kevin Kester and Ken McDermond |
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Ed Pandolfino |
Tom Schene and Karen Sweet |
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Ellie Cohen |
Sasha Gennet |
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Fraser Shilling |
Michele Hammond |
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