2018 Rangeland Summit
2018 Summit
The 2018 Rangeland Summit was held on January 16-17th. Below is the agenda and links to presentations for your reference.
Lions and Horses and Wolves, OH MY! – Policy and Management of Wildlife Conflict on Rangelands
AGENDA Tuesday, January 16, 2018 SUMMIT
9:30 WELCOME! Bre Owens, President and Luke Macaulay, Moderator
9:40 Ranching with Wildlife, Conserving Habitat on Working Lands Wally Roney, Northern California Rancher
10:10 California Wild Pig Survey & Mobile App John Harper, UCCE Mendocino County
10:35 Coyotes - Non-lethal control Stephanie Larson, UCCE Sonoma County
10:55 Living with Wildlife While Ranching Sheep – the UC ANR HREC current practices and initial results Alex McInturff, UC Hopland REC
11:15 Break
11:30 Table Discussion – What have we learned so far?
12:00 Lunch prepared by San Joaquin-Stanislaus CattleWomen
1:00 Wild Horse Impact of Springs and Seeps on the Modoc National Forest Laura Snell, UCCE Modoc County
1:30 How Policy Has Shaped Wild Horse Management for Nearly 40 Years Shane Starr
2:00 When Things go Wrong: Depredation causes and contexts Veronica Yovovich, Mountain Lion Foundation
2:30 Mountain Lion Policy and Research Justin Dellinger, CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
3:00 Break Homemade cookies and treats from San Joaquin-Stanislaus CattleWomen
3:15 Managing Livestock and Grass in a Wolf Populated Landscape Joe Engelhart, Spruce Ranching Co-Op
3:45 Hurdling the policies to figure it out on the ground. Wolf management in California.
Kent Laudon, CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
4:15 Group discussion/Wrap up Luke Macaulay, Rangeland Policy & Planning Specialist
5:00 Social Hosted by San Joaquin-Stanislaus Cattlemen’s Association
5:30pm Dinner (cost included in registration) San Joaquin Stanislaus CattleWomen
6:00 pm Stewardship with Vision Film Festival Lesli Alison, Executive Director, Western Landowners Alliance
Other Features: Photo Contest, Posters, Booths, Silent Auction