“The best results are with a
collaborative effort.”
-Scott Stone, California Cattlemen's Association

  
         
         
  October 1, 2008 - 4th Annual California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Summit scheduled for January 8, 2009 in Chico, Calif. More details will be posted on this site in late October.  
     
  September 26, 2008 - Rangeland Coalition supports funding for voluntary ecosystem restoration project that will enhance riparian wildlife habitat and facilitate better range management on private working ranch. (click for support letter)  
     
  September 26, 2008 - Rangeland Coalition supports funding for conservation easements to preserve 4,000 continuous acres on two working ranches in Tehama County. (click for support letter)  
     
  August 22, 2008- A record 29 partners in the Rangeland Coalition came together to express our priorities for the developing of rules that create an effective and efficient Natural Resources Conservation Service, Grasslands Reserve Program. (click copy of letter, including signatories)  
     
  August 22, 2008- Rangeland Coalition partners support the creation of a California Agricultural Vision that includes the importance of preserving and enhancing California rangelands, as well as educating the public on the benefits of working landscapes. (click copy of letter, including signatories)  
     
  August 5, 2008 - Rangeland Coalition partners give California young ranchers the opportunity to learn about cooperative conservation in the Nebraska Sandhills and educate them on how similar initiatives can occur in their home state. (click complete story)  
     
  July 7, 2008 - Rangeland Coalition partners come together for projects that benefit federally listed species on private ranches in the San Francisco Bay Area. (click here for story)  
     
  June 25, 2008 - Rangeland Coalition supports funding for conservation easement to preserve a working ranch. (click for support letter)  
     
  June 12, 2008 - Rangeland Coalition partners support proposal for Rapid Watershed Assessments in the Sacramento Valley Region (click for support letter)  
     
  June 6, 2008 - The NRCS announces the availability of cost-share funding to restore, create or enhance wildlife habitat on private lands. (click for more details)    
     
  April 11, 2008 - Highlights and information from the 3rd annual California Rangeland Conservation Coalition lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. in made available (click for details)  
     
  April 1, 2008 - Partner of the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition meet with agency leadership and congressional members in Washington, D.C. (click for details)  
     
  March 20, 2008 - California Rangeland Conservation Coalition hosted a public workshop regarding the Safe Harbor Agreement and Voluntary Local Program. (click for program details)  
     
  February 7, 2008 - Yolo Land and Cattle Company was selected as the winner of the National Environmental Stewardship Award. (click here to learn more about this ranching family and the award)  
     
  January 22, 2008 - Partners gathered in Sacramento, California for the Third Annual California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Summit. Miss the event?? You can view speaker presentations and obtain copies of participant handouts. (click for details)  
     
  January 15, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Ranchers and Environmentalists to Host Third Annual Summit in Sacramento (click here for Press Release) 		 
     
  November 16, 2007
The 3 annual Summit of the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition is scheduled for January 22, 2008 at the Holiday Inn, Sacramento, Calif.(click here for details) 		 
     
  November 5, 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee chairman and ranking member regarding the Food and Energy Security Act (2007 Farm Bill). Within the letter, the Governor emphasized the importance of the Grasslands Reserve Program and referenced the support of our coalition for the protection of working ranches. (click for a copy of the letter) 		 
     
  November 1, 2007
The new version of the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition newsletter is now available – Summer/Fall 2007		  
     
 
October 9, 2007
The April-May 2007 edition of Bay Nature featured an article entitled Islands in a Sea of Grass: The Unexpected Life of Stock Ponds. The article highlights a study on how grazing can shape and maintain the landscape to benefit native amphibians. (click for complete article)
 
     
 
October 8, 2007
This week the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition joined together to send Senator Boxer and Senator Feinstein a letter regarding the continuation of the Landowner Incentive Program.
 (click to see letter to Boxer) (click to see letter to Feinstein)
  
     
 
August 16 , 2007
25 partners joined to send letters Senator Boxer and Senator Feinstein outlining priorities for the Grasslands Reserve Program in the 2007 Farm Bill. (click to see letter to Boxer) (click to see letter to Feinstein)
  
     
 

June 2007
The magazine Beef Producer featured an article highlighting the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition entitled Revolutionary Coalition Marries Ranchers and Environmentalists. (Click for copy of the story)

 
     
  June 2007
Range Magazine featured the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition is an article focuses on working Landscapes. (Click for copy of the article)		  
     
  July 13, 2007
Speaker Pelosi received a letter from the Coalition stating our strong support for the allocation of additional funding to the Conservation Title of the 2007 Farm Bill and urges the speaker’s leadership in identifying the necessary budgetary offsets. (click to see letter)		  
     
  June 19, 2007
Rangeland Coalition expresses support to Governor for subvention funding to California counties for the Williamson Act. (click to see letter)		  
     
  May 24, 2007
Senator Boxer and Senator Feinstein hear priorities of the Rangeland Conservation Coalition for the 2007 Farm Bill. (click to see letter to Boxer) (click to see letter to Feinstein)		  
     
  May 8, 2007
"Guardians of the Range" featured on the front page of the Sacramento Bee highlights the work of the Rangeland Coalition. (click to see article) 		 
     
 

March 20, 2007
California Rangeland Conservation Coalition officially thanked Congressman Dennis Cardoza for introducing the EAT Healthy America Act.(Click to see letter)

 
     
  March 16, 2007
California's Congressional delegation was urged to take an active role in the development of the 2007 Farm Bill and to co-sponsor the EAT Healthy America Act co-authored by Congressman Dennis Cardoza. (Click to see letter) 		 
     
  January 17, 2007  
  The Coalition's priorities for the 2007 Farm Bill are articulated to Congressman Cardoza. The letter addresses the clear need for additional funding for the conservation title and explicitly outlines program changes that would make the Farm Bill more effective in California and appealing to California ranchers. (Click to see letter)  
     
  January 12, 2007  
 

The Coalition applauds Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announcement at the 2nd Annual Conference. At the summit where ranchers, environmentalists and agencies built upon landmark partnership to improve conservation efforts on California’s rangeland, Ed Burton, California State Conservationist for the NRCS announced a new pilot wildlife initiative, supported by $1 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds. (Click to read press release)

 
     
  October 30, 2006  
  The California Rangeland Conservation Coalition announces the affirmation of director and mission. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) corroborated their commitment to the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition by funding a Rangeland Director position to advance the goals of the Coalition.(Click to see press release)  
     
  August 1, 2006  
  The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) hear the priorities of the Coalition on the 2007 Farm Bill. CDFA lead the effort to develop California's perspective on the 2007 Farm Bill. (Click to see oral testimony) Click to see written comments)  
     
     
 
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