The CalPAC Section Fall Meeting will be held October 26-30, 2009 in MAUI, HAWAII. Hold the dates!
February 7-11, 2010
Sheraton Denver Hotel
Denver, Colorado
http://www.rangelands.org/denver2010
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Join SRM member and CPRM, Kent Reeves at the 26th Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada for a roundtable discussion on Friday, January 29, 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm in the Turquoise Room with Follow-up Coffee & Conversation, Saturday, 9 am - 10 am in the Cedar Room at the Elko Convention Center. Kent will be moderating the conservation session on:
Approved for 3 CEU’s by the Society for Range Management, Certified Professional in Rangeland Management Program
Panelists will share successful models and lessons learned in their efforts to ensure a future for ranch and rangeland in their states. Founded in 1998, the California Rangeland Trust recognizes that the environmental health of the state's rangelands and economic health of its rural communities are intertwined. This organization provides and promotes alternate ways to safeguard rangeland agriculture and the natural balance of its ecosystems. The California Rangeland Conservation Coalition is composed of ranchers, environmentalists, and agencies working together for the benefit of all. This coalition, which is supported by the California Cattlemen’s Association and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, developed a resolution signed by over 100 agricultural organizations, environmental groups as well as local, state and federal agencies. The resolution recognizes that the health of California rangelands and the diversity of species they support are largely due to grazing and other land stewardship practices of the ranchers that own and manage them.
Conservation efforts in Florida ranching country are also well underway. Florida's first Agricultural Conservation Easement was created within the precepts of the Rural and Family Lands Protection Act passed by the Florida legislature in 2001. This was funded locally by a bond referendum in Indian River County, Florida. Other conservation initiatives have been accomplished through other mechanisms.
Moderator: Kent Reeves, Natural Resources Division Manager for Yolo County Parks & Resources Department.
Panelists: Sean Sexton is the manager of the Treasure Hammock Ranch, a cow/calf operation in Vero Beach, Florida owned and run by the Sexton family for nearly 65 years. Sean is also a locally renowned artist who has inspired many with his paintings and etchings of Florida's natural and agricultural environment.Devere Dressler, Board Member, California Rangeland Trust is a fifth-generation rancher with ranches in both California and Nevada. He is a partner on the 150-year-old Dressler Ranch where he operates a cow/calf operation. Tracy Schohr, Rangeland Conservation Director, California Rangeland Conservation Coalition, grew up on a Hereford ranch and rice farm in Gridley and graduated from California State University, Chico, with a degree in Agricultural Business. She is active in bringing together ranchers, environmentalists, and agencies in the state to work together for the benefit of all.
