Rangeland Services and Payments - 6/19/13
Getting your due for all that you do on the land
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:00am to 2:00pm ~ The Dance Palace
This workshop offered ranchers the opportunity to learn more about how to measure, communicate, and capture returns from the varied services they provide, including the multiple benefits to the environment through conservation and stewardship on their lands, in addition to the world class agricultural products they produce. Their rangelands supply habitat, clean water, productive soil and numerous other valuable environmental services.
Workshop presenters included ranchers and organization representatives that are already participating in payments for ecosystem service programs, including:
- Stephanie Larson, UCCE Sonoma ~ presentation
- Frank Dawley, Big Bluff Ranch ~ presentation
- Ed Anchordoguy, Anchordoguy Lamb
- Nancy Scolari, Marin RCD ~ presentation
- Holly Foster, Verified Green ~ presentation ~ handout
- Valerie Minton, Sotoyome RCD ~ presentation ~ handout
- Forrest Mertens, SunOne Solutions ~ presentation
Additional resources:
- Ecosystem Services & Environmental Service Markets
- How to Grow California Oaks
- Marin Carbon Project
- Rangeland Ecosystem Services (California Rangelands provide a multitude of ecosystem services that benefit virtually every Californian. This site includes research and information about these ecosystem services.)
- Oak Woodland Management, and Regenerating Rangeland Oaks in California
Ecosystem Programs that Big Bluff Ranch has participated in:
- State of California Wildlife Conservation Board
- Oak Woodland Protection Program: Conservation easement funding
- EcoSystem Restoration on Agricultural Lands: Riparian restoration project
- Cal Fire: Vegetation Management Program
- US Fish and Wildlife Service: Partners for Fish and Wildlife: Fencing and water facilities
- Landowner Incentive program: Follow up management for riparian restoration
- California Waterfowl: Duck boxes, fencing and water facilities
- USDA NRCS: Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program: fencing and water facilities