MISSION & GOALS
The Range Management Advisory Committee was statutorily created to advise the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture on rangeland resources.
MEETINGS & WEBINARS
The meetings will be held in Sacramento, but are subject to change.
To register for a webinar, please see the Board of Forestry & Fire Protection Homepage or the appropriate meeting agenda. Agendas can be found under Meeting Materials.
STAFF MEMBERS
Kristina Wolf, Environmental Scientist
Meeting Materials
- Sept 29 2021 Final Agenda
- 2a. RMAC Term Expirations 2021
- 4. Memo - RMAC to BOF Grazing Licenses
- 4. Habitat in CA State Responsibility Areas
- 4. Gov Request for Drought Disaster Declaration 08-15-2021 (PDF)
- 4. RMAC Prescribed Herbivory White Paper (PDF)
- 4. Nader et al. 2007 (PDF)
- 4. Starns et al. 2019 (PDF)
- Aug 10 2021 Final Agenda
- 4. 8th CA Oak Symposium Draft Agenda (PDF)
- 4. 8th CA Oak Symposium Flyer (PDF)
- 5. 2021 Aug10 RMAC CalVTP Dan Macon (PDF)
- 6. Grazing Agreements on State Lands (PDF)
- 7. SWRCB Grazing Guidance Aug 10 2021 (PDF)
- 7. SWRCB Grazing Guidance Presentation July 26 2021 (PDF)
- 7. DRAFT Grazing BMPs for Water Quality July 26 2021 (PDF)
- June 17 2021 Final Agenda
- 3. Tahoe National Forest Response Dr. Horney June 2021 (PDF)
- 6. California Standardized Prescribed Fire Plan (PDF)
- 6. Prescribed Fire Handouts (PDF)
- 6. Prescribed Fire Liability in California (PDF)
- 6. Prescribed Fire Webinar Mar 30 Workshop links (PDF)
- 6. Prescribed Grazing Workshop Photos (PDF)
- 6. Understanding Liability and Responsibility in the Use of Prescribed Fire (PDF)
- 6. Use of Propane Torch to Establish a Fire Break (PDF)
- 6. Weather Resources that Aid the North CAL Burner_2018 (PDF)
- 7. Daley, David Testimony (PDF)
- March 25 2021 Final Agenda
- RMAC 1(a) Member Term Expirations
- RMAC 4 Senate Budget Proposal (PDF)
- RMAC 6(a) Lahontan Water Board NPS WDR for Certain Activities on Federal Lands NOP (PDF)
- RMAC 6(b) State Water Board VTP General Order NOP (PDF)
- RMAC 6(b) State Water Board VTP Proposed General Order
- RMAC 7 AB-642 Bill Analysis (PDF)
- RMAC 7 AB-642 Bill Text (PDF)
Workshops
The Range Management Advisory Committee is co-hosting 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 will focus on the ins and outs of contract grazing on public and private lands in the wildland-urban interface and other at-risk communities. Sheep, goat, and cattle producers across the Northern, Central, and Southern regions of California will share their experiences with conducting grazing projects to manage fuels in a variety of landscapes and contexts, and will include John Mark Austel from 4 J Horse & Livestock, Lee Hazeltine and Laura Gunderson from Intergrazers, Andrée 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. Contracting entities will also speak to the ins and outs of contract grazing, and will include representatives from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.C. Cooperative Extension, Ojai Valley Community Supported Grazing Program and local Fire Safe Councils, and the Land Trust of Napa County.
Three separate workshops will highlight case studies of successful grazing contracts and partnerships across the state. The workshops will take place virtually on July 29, August 5, and August 12, 2021 starting at 10:00 M Pacific. These seminars will be free and open to all. Please register here: https://calpoly.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z30YyczsTXmB966qHeOljQ
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.