California Rangelands

Rangelands Partnership Lightening Report

March 18, 2024

UC Rangelands highlights

UC Rangelands is a network of scientists and educators across the University of California and Cooperative Extension. Our mission is to develop and advance science-based knowledge in partnership with diverse management and policy stakeholders to promote agricultural and environmental sustainability on California's grazing lands.

The UC Rangelands website showcases research and extension information for California's rangelands.

* ~2K pageviews/month * Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

Climate-Smart Ranching

Multi-year USDA NIFA funded partnership between UC Cooperative Extension and USDA California Climate Hub.

Valliere brings expertise in restoration ecology

Justin Valliere was hired as an Assistant Professor of UC Cooperative Extension, focusing on invasive weed and restoration ecology.

Welcome to EcoRestore

EcoRestore is a collection of websites that are committed to bringing you the best, most useful and most up-to-date resources to get ecological restoration done. Use EcoRestore to learn about creating a restoration plan, choosing, procuring and deploying plant materials, maintaining your site and more!

https://ecorestoreportal.com

EcoRestore Utah Portal | Extension

Cal Poly highlights

Cal Poly Humboldt welcomed Justin Luong as an Assistant Professor in rangeland resource science.

"Roots and Resilience: California Ranchers in their Own Words" will be published November 2024, UNR Press.

Cal Poly SLO/Cal Poly Humboldt ongoing project: CRM study guide, potentially post as a collection in RangeDocs.

CSU Chico highlights

Range Club back in action after COVID!

Actively linking to practitioners through club meetings and tours.

2 new course in rangeland science, both heavily integrate rangeland practitioners