Range Management Advisory Committee

• 4. RMAC Objective Assignments 2023-03-22
• 5. CA Wildlife Foundation-Ca Oaks Letter JPH 04-27-23
• 5. Joint Policy on Hardwoods
• 5. RMAC comment on JPH 2023-05
• 8. Grazing Fuels Guide DRAFT 2023

• March 27, 2023 RMAC Agenda
• 5a. RMAC Proposed Objective Assignments 2023-03-22
• 5b. Proposed Deliverable Timeline
• 6. Joint Hardwood-Board Policy 2004
• 7. RMAC 22_23 Series Visual Schematic
• 10. Grazing Final from CWGA REV 2023-03-24

• February 23, 2023 RMAC Agenda
• 4. What is CEQA - L. Nielson 2023-02
• 5. RMAC Annual Report and Workplan 2022 REVISION 2023-02-06
• 6. CA Fifth Climate Assessment - Topics
• 6. Joint Hardwood-Board Policy 2004
• 9. Workforce Development – S. Marshall
• 9. Workforce Development Presentation Video – S. Marshall
• 10. Prescribed Grazing Draft for Fuels Reduction Guidance

CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention (WP) Grants Program provides funding for wildfire prevention projects and activities in and near fire threatened communities that focus on increasing the protection of people, structures, and communities. In this webinar, CALFIRE and UC Extension specialists explained the ins and outs of applying for the current WP Grant cycle to fund prescribed grazing projects. Details discussed included the application process, when a grazing plan is required, the basics of grazing for fuel reduction, and considerations when planning grazing projects for wildfire fuel mitigation.

These presentations are available due to a partnership between the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection's Range Management Advisory Committee and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Workshop Recording

Event Flyer

Event Webpage

Applying for a Wildfire Prevention Grant

Grazing for Fuel Reduction

Grazing from a Firefighter’s Point of View

The Wildfire Prevention Grant is open until March 15^th, 2023. Also see the Wildfire Prevention Grants Program.

• The Range Management Advisory Committee co-hosted a virtual workshop with the California Fire Science Consortium to discuss the use of prescribed livestock grazing as a tool to support sustainable fuel reduction and environmental management in multi-use landscapes. This year focused on the ins and outs of contract/targeted grazing on public and private lands in the wildland-urban interface and other at-risk communities.

   

  Three separate workshops highlighted case studies of successful grazing contracts and partnerships. Sheep, goat, and cattle producers across the Northern, Central, and Southern regions of California shared their experiences conducting grazing projects to manage fuels in a variety of landscapes and contexts, and included John Mark Austel from 4 J Horse & Livestock, Lee Hazeltine and Laura Gunderson from Integrazers, Andrée and Bianca Soares from Star Creek Land Stewards, Cole Bush from Shepherdess Land & Livestock, Jaime Irwin from Kaos Sheep Outfit, and Elizabeth Reikowski from Willow Creek Land & Cattle. Dan Macon from U.C. Cooperative Extension set the stage for the seminar by providing an introduction to targeted, contract, and fee-for-service grazing, with a focus on fire risk mitigation. Contracting entities also shared their experiences, and included representatives from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Ojai Valley Community Supported Grazing Program and local Fire Safe Councils, and the Land Trust of Napa County. The final session also included a speaker from Ascent Environmental, which is assisting the Board of Forestry & Fire Protection in the development and funding of Project-Specific Analyses (PSAs) for Cal Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) projects. The presenters led a discussion on grazing as a covered activity under the CalVTP, funding for completion of PSAs, eligible projects, and the use of the CalVTP Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for CalVTP projects.

   

  Full recordings may be viewed at the links below:

   

  July 29, 2021

  August 5, 2021

  August 12, 2021

   

  Please see the California Fire Science Consortium event page for further details: https://www.cafiresci.org/events-webinars-source/category/rmac2021

In the fall of 2020, the California Range Management Advisory Committee co-hosted a virtual workshop with the California Fire Science Consortium to discuss the use of prescribed livestock grazing  as a sustainable fuel reduction and environmental management tool. Three separate workshops were hosted on the following topics:

• Wildland Fuels: A Primer for Concerned Citizens & Grazers
• Using Grazing for Fuels Management 101: Practices & Strategies
• Organizing Community-Based Wildland Fuels Management Projects: Approaches and Examples

Additional information and links to the recorded sessions can be found at the Fire Science Consortium’s webpage.

• Agenda
• Invitation Letter
• RMAC September Workshop Flyer
• References and Bibliography
• MaconD_Workshop Notes