Grazing Management
Understanding and managing how livestock grazing affects our open space is a major concern of the Natural Resources and Livestock program. Properly managed, grazing can coexist with other goals of open space preservation, including: water quality management, control of invasive plant species, and maintenance of endangered habitat.
(Click on links to view Presentations, Summaries and Video Clips)
Introduction - Society for Range Management - California-Pacific Section
Dr. James Bartolome — Components of Managed Grazing and Complexity of ducting Grazing Studies PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Fred Provenza - Using our Knowledge of Livestock Behavior towards conservation efforts
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Grey Hayes - Cattle Grazing Impacts on California Coastal Prairie
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Jaymee Marty - Grazing Effects on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Function in CA Vernal Pool Grasslands PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. David Germano - Managing Exotic Species and Conserving Declining Species
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Dr. Barbara Allen-Diaz - Grazing Spring-Fed Wetlands; Tradeoffs for Manager
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Theresa Becchetti - Riparian Grazing Strategies and their Impact on Riparian Health
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Doug Bell - Lizard Abundance in Managed Central California Grasslands
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Joe DiDonato - Endangered Amphibian Research within Grazed Grasslands
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Barbara Allen-Diaz - Livestock Grazing and Yosemite Toads
Power Point Presentation
Sasha Gennet - Association of Vegetation Composition and Canopy Structure with Songbirds in California Valley Grasslands
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Larry Ford - The Central Coast Rangeland Coalition: Rangeland Health Indicators Project
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Stephanie Larson — Modeling Livestock Movement to Manage Landscapes
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Wolfgang Pittroff — Prescribed Herbivory for Fire Fuels Management
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dr. Susan Marshall — Soil Compaction and Strength: Measurement Methods and Influences on Perennial Native Grasses
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
Dan Macon — Innovative Grazing Management
PowerPoint Presentation Summary
The following websites delve more into grazing issues:
Understanding Livestock Grazing Impacts http://www.grazingimpacts.info/index.php
Grazing impacts are complex and occur as a series of continuums, not as an all good or all bad situation. The Understanding Livestock Grazing Impacts website gives livestock managers a better understanding of how to use specific grazing strategies to achieve their objectives. Using the planning and analysis information on this website, livestock managers can:
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Prepare a realistic livestock management plan
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Learn about indicators and criteria used to assist in evaluating rangeland health and predicting grazing impacts
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Analyze and evaluate the indicators relevant to their project
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Understand how and why to monitor grazing impacts
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Include the dominant rangeland cover types when predicting grazing impacts
Certified Rangeland Managers
The California Section of the Society for Range Management (CASRM) certifies professional rangeland managers based on standards for education, range management experience, and ethics. Click through to the CASRM website for:
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current list of Certified Rangeland Managers
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information about certification requirements
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Application for Certification