Regenerative Ranching 101
for Landowners and Land Managers
Application now open!
Monthly workshop series beginning August 2024
Do you own or manage rangelands in the Bay Area?
Are you hoping to increase the resilience and productivity of those rangelands?
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (SMRCD) is excited to host the Regenerative Ranching 101 Educational Series for landowners, current and future rangeland managers, and technical assistance providers.
From August 2024 through April 2025, join us once a month as we gather to visit regenerative ranches across the Bay Area and learn from world-class experts from SMRCD, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), TomKat Ranch, Point Blue Conservation Science, and California Farmlink on how to manage rangelands in a way that is economically and environmentally regenerative.
Regenerative Ranching 101 will teach participants about:
- Principles and Practices of Regenerative Ranching
- Adaptive Grazing Planning
- Water and Fencing
- Wildlife and Livestock
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Managing Land in a Changing Climate
- Designing Trials to Expand Understanding
- Writing Regenerative Grazing Leases
- Financial and Technical Assistance
The workshop will meet monthly, from August 2024 – April 2025. Workshops will be held in various locations throughout the Bay Area.
Tentative Workshop Schedule
Wednesday, 8/7/24 – TomKat Ranch, Pescadero
Wednesday, 9/11/24 – TomKat Ranch, Pescadero
Wednesday, 10/9/24 – TBD
Wednesday, 11/13/24 – TBD
Wednesday, 12/11/24 – TBD
Wednesday, 1/8/25 – TBD
Wednesday, 2/12/25 – TomKat Ranch, Pescadero
Wednesday, 3/12/25 – TomKat Ranch, Pescadero
Wednesday, 4/2/25 – TBD
Tuition and Costs
Tuition for landowners is $500, payable by check by the first day of the course. The workshop series is free for livestock, land and ranch managers, students of rangeland management, and technical assistance providers. We know that taking time away from ranch work is difficult, reimbursement for costs incurred by attending the workshops may be available. Please indicate on your application if you’d like help covering the costs of attending.
If you have questions email mia@sanmateoRCD.org or apply below.
