On the Range

UC Cooperative Extension Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor for Sonoma and Marin Counties

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Meeting - April 16, 2026. The meeting will focus on technologies that benefit ranchers and rangeland managers. For more info and to register, click this link: https://t.co/9htT5y3nVk.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Virtual Fence Workshop at Hopland Research & Extension Center - March 2, 2026. For more info and to register, click this link: https://t.co/ezO1isernP.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Check out the North Coast Soil Symposium on March 26, 2025 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm in Marin County. See attached flyer for details! The symposium is titled, "Resilient Rangelands: Stewarding Grassland Ecosystems for the Future." Register here: https://t.co/V4IQzziiHr.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Hollister Veterans Memorial Building
649 San Benito Street, Hollister
Free
DPR has approved 3 hours of pesticide continuing education credit
Agenda: https://t.co/ZbQ9YnGtTA

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Please join UCCE and Cal Poly for the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition's Fall Meeting at Cal Poly on October 17, 2024. The topic is rangeland restoration and improvement. Click here for more information and to register: https://t.co/VhICQh7RcJ.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Join the San Benito County Cattlemen for their membership drive on January 20 at the Overlook at Paicines Ranch. Dinner and dancing included. This will be a fun event with live music by Jesse Daniel. Click here for more details: https://t.co/9emRxj18Bk.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Join the San Benito County Weed Management Area for the 22nd Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers on December 6 from 8-12:15. It will be at the Oaks Room at Bolado Park this year. Here's the link with more info: https://t.co/WhjWHOTzLY.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

The Livestock Pass Program allows for eligible San Benito County livestock producers access to their livestock in the event of a disaster such as flooding or wildfire. Training on September 25, Hollister Vets Building. Click here for details: https://t.co/alyEzPJW4g.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Workshop - October 19, 2023: Learn about challenges facing ranching and its ability to support conservation, in addition to the the value of rancher-landowner collaboration. For more info click here: https://t.co/YhgERDSaGI.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

The San Benito County Agricultural Commissioner's Office is seeking information regarding the recent major flooding.

If you have been impacted by the recent severe weather, please fill out the following survey the link listed below.

https://t.co/6EyQtMCvHR

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Are you a forester interested in working for the University of California Cooperative Extension? Click here for a posting for a Forestry Advisor headquartered in Santa Cruz County: https://t.co/dtiTQnqMwY.

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Join us at the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Spring Meeting - April 20, 2023. The topic is Cattle Grazing and Wildfire Fuels. For more info or to register click here: https://t.co/YH1UhJS32G

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

Spent the morning at the 4-H Farm with representatives from Asm. Rivas, Senator Laird, and Senator Caballero’s offices to discuss activities of the newly formed Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association and show them our burn trailer and all our gear! #UCANR #UCCE

[On the Range @DeviiRao]

UCCE San Benito County is hosting a free, virtual workshop about fire and grazing on rangelands, on August 30 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Click here for more info: https://t.co/Ts5x0UWKam

[Hannah Hagemann @hannah_hagemann]

The full story at: https://t.co/opGPswLAhd

[Hannah Hagemann @hannah_hagemann]

“We need to be consistently putting money towards good fire. It can't just be ‘Oh we had a really bad fire season so we're going to throw a bunch of money at it next year,’” Childress said. “You need to build a workforce that can do it well and smartly.”

[Hannah Hagemann @hannah_hagemann]

That's necessary for the ecological and wildfire risk reduction benefits of planned fire to take hold.

[Hannah Hagemann @hannah_hagemann]

Even though people are paying attention, and the state could spend as much as $1.5 billion on "wildfire prevention and emergency prep" over the next year, the question remains if enough funding, and consistent attention will be put towards Rx burning.

[Hannah Hagemann @hannah_hagemann]

Forest litter and fuels have built up to an unhealthy level across many forestcapes in CA.

“Until we can get some fire back on the ground, that’s really the only way to mitigate the larger fires that we’re seeing, that will only get worse year after year after year."

[Hannah Hagemann @hannah_hagemann]

State and local gov't and agencies are also listening.

“We’ve done a great job of putting fires out for the last 100-something-years in many areas of the state that are meant to burn fairly frequently,” said Andy Hubbs, forester with @CALFIRECZU