🌿🐝 Curious about the wildlife on your land? Our new guide helps CA land stewards, farmers, ranchers, & community scientists support #wildlife and #pollinators on #workinglands. Learn how to monitor wildlife, track change & contribute to conservation! 🌱🌎🦉🧪🔗 shorturl.at/TgSIT
April 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🌿🐝 Curious about the wildlife on your land? Our new guide helps CA land stewards, farmers, ranchers, & community scientists support #wildlife and #pollinators on #workinglands. Learn how to monitor wildlife, track change & contribute to conservation! 🌱🌎🦉🧪🔗 shorturl.at/TgSIT
🌱👩🌾 Scenes from an incredible #RancherToRancher Day at Ford Ranch! Producers + conservationists gathered to explore grazing planning, talk soil health, restore water cycles, & enhance wildlife habitat. Thanks to all who joined us! 🐄🧪🌾🌎💧 #ClimateSmartConservation #WorkingLands #PointBlue
May 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🌱👩🌾 Scenes from an incredible #RancherToRancher Day at Ford Ranch! Producers + conservationists gathered to explore grazing planning, talk soil health, restore water cycles, & enhance wildlife habitat. Thanks to all who joined us! 🐄🧪🌾🌎💧 #ClimateSmartConservation #WorkingLands #PointBlue
🐄🌱📊🧪🌏 Since 2014, our #RangelandMonitoringNetwork has partnered with land stewards to understand and support #CaliforniaRangelands through data, planning, & on-the-ground action for people, wildlife, and #workinglands. Explore our StoryMap to dive into 10+ years of RMN data 👉 shorturl.at/GuyqP
April 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
🐄🌱📊🧪🌏 Since 2014, our #RangelandMonitoringNetwork has partnered with land stewards to understand and support #CaliforniaRangelands through data, planning, & on-the-ground action for people, wildlife, and #workinglands. Explore our StoryMap to dive into 10+ years of RMN data 👉 shorturl.at/GuyqP
🌾 Farms and ranches can be hubs for biodiversity! Through our #WorkingLands program, we collaborate with landowners to create strategies that balance food production with healthy ecosystems and carbon storage. 🍃
#PointBlue #SustainableFarming #ResilientRanching
📷 a rangeland ecologist studying soil
#PointBlue #SustainableFarming #ResilientRanching
📷 a rangeland ecologist studying soil
November 27, 2024 at 8:43 PM
🌾 Farms and ranches can be hubs for biodiversity! Through our #WorkingLands program, we collaborate with landowners to create strategies that balance food production with healthy ecosystems and carbon storage. 🍃
#PointBlue #SustainableFarming #ResilientRanching
📷 a rangeland ecologist studying soil
#PointBlue #SustainableFarming #ResilientRanching
📷 a rangeland ecologist studying soil
We’ve got a winner! Actually, we have four! 🎉 Check out the winning entries from the CRCC's 2025 Summit Photo Contest!
⛅ "Sun Cloud" by Heather Bernikoff
🐑 "First Born" by Jill Hackett,
🐎 "The Gather" by Stephanie Roundy
🌾 "Faithful" by Jill Hackett.
#CaliforniaRangelands #WorkingLands
⛅ "Sun Cloud" by Heather Bernikoff
🐑 "First Born" by Jill Hackett,
🐎 "The Gather" by Stephanie Roundy
🌾 "Faithful" by Jill Hackett.
#CaliforniaRangelands #WorkingLands
March 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We’ve got a winner! Actually, we have four! 🎉 Check out the winning entries from the CRCC's 2025 Summit Photo Contest!
⛅ "Sun Cloud" by Heather Bernikoff
🐑 "First Born" by Jill Hackett,
🐎 "The Gather" by Stephanie Roundy
🌾 "Faithful" by Jill Hackett.
#CaliforniaRangelands #WorkingLands
⛅ "Sun Cloud" by Heather Bernikoff
🐑 "First Born" by Jill Hackett,
🐎 "The Gather" by Stephanie Roundy
🌾 "Faithful" by Jill Hackett.
#CaliforniaRangelands #WorkingLands
Bioacoustic surveys and vegetation mapping in #cropland shows noncrop habitats aren’t addressing grassland bird conservation needs and that you can share data collection with farmers. #workinglands doi.org/10.1002/eap....
December 5, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Bioacoustic surveys and vegetation mapping in #cropland shows noncrop habitats aren’t addressing grassland bird conservation needs and that you can share data collection with farmers. #workinglands doi.org/10.1002/eap....
ITC’s NNCN helps Tribes turn federal programs into actionable stewardship. Through workshops, site visits, and guidance, Tribal forestry staff connect directly with NRCS specialists and funding partners. #NRCS #TribalForestry #WorkingLands #ForestStewardship #WildfireResilience #HabitatRestoration
April 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
ITC’s NNCN helps Tribes turn federal programs into actionable stewardship. Through workshops, site visits, and guidance, Tribal forestry staff connect directly with NRCS specialists and funding partners. #NRCS #TribalForestry #WorkingLands #ForestStewardship #WildfireResilience #HabitatRestoration
🌾🚧🐄 Scenes from an incredible #virtualfencing workshop we hosted at Magruder Ranch in #MendocinoCounty! We teamed up with local ranchers to talk all things virtual fencing & discuss how this tech can help manage cattle while protecting wildlife. Thanks to all who participated! #WorkingLands
June 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🌾🚧🐄 Scenes from an incredible #virtualfencing workshop we hosted at Magruder Ranch in #MendocinoCounty! We teamed up with local ranchers to talk all things virtual fencing & discuss how this tech can help manage cattle while protecting wildlife. Thanks to all who participated! #WorkingLands
Lone Star Ranch: Six Generations of Stewardship, Now Protected Forever https://kymkemp.com/2025/07/23/lone-star-ranch-six-generations-of-stewardship-now-protected-forever/ #LoneStarRanch #HumboldtCounty #LandConservation #WorkingLands #CaliforniaRangelandTrust #OpenSpaceProtection
Lone Star Ranch: Six Generations of Stewardship, Now Protected Forever
The 4,688-acre Lone Star Ranch in Humboldt County has been permanently conserved through a California Rangeland Trust easement, preserving both its working legacy and vital wildlife habitat.
kymkemp.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Lone Star Ranch: Six Generations of Stewardship, Now Protected Forever https://kymkemp.com/2025/07/23/lone-star-ranch-six-generations-of-stewardship-now-protected-forever/ #LoneStarRanch #HumboldtCounty #LandConservation #WorkingLands #CaliforniaRangelandTrust #OpenSpaceProtection
🌱 Welcome Kelsey Olson, CURE’s Director of Environmental Stewardship! She’ll lead Working Lands, education, and rural engagement.
Meet Kelsey: curemn.org/blog/team...
#EnvironmentalStewardship #WorkingLands #RuralMN
Meet Kelsey: curemn.org/blog/team...
#EnvironmentalStewardship #WorkingLands #RuralMN
August 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🌱 Welcome Kelsey Olson, CURE’s Director of Environmental Stewardship! She’ll lead Working Lands, education, and rural engagement.
Meet Kelsey: curemn.org/blog/team...
#EnvironmentalStewardship #WorkingLands #RuralMN
Meet Kelsey: curemn.org/blog/team...
#EnvironmentalStewardship #WorkingLands #RuralMN
Water returns after harvest, and so do the birds. Tundra swans and geese using California rice fields as part of a 500,000 acre winter habitat network.
#Birds #Agriculture #WorkingLands
#Birds #Agriculture #WorkingLands
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Water returns after harvest, and so do the birds. Tundra swans and geese using California rice fields as part of a 500,000 acre winter habitat network.
#Birds #Agriculture #WorkingLands
#Birds #Agriculture #WorkingLands
California’s working lands power the economy—$404B in sales, 1.5M jobs, 75,500 businesses. From farms to forests and renewable energy, these landscapes sustain communities and careers statewide. 🌱
Source: UC ANR
#WorkingLands #CaliforniaAg #SharedRoots
Source: UC ANR
#WorkingLands #CaliforniaAg #SharedRoots
February 17, 2026 at 10:28 PM
California’s working lands power the economy—$404B in sales, 1.5M jobs, 75,500 businesses. From farms to forests and renewable energy, these landscapes sustain communities and careers statewide. 🌱
Source: UC ANR
#WorkingLands #CaliforniaAg #SharedRoots
Source: UC ANR
#WorkingLands #CaliforniaAg #SharedRoots
Agriculture easements are great for protecting land from development.
They are not great at keeping farmland in farming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
#conservation #easement #agriculture #farming #landaccess #farmland #agricultureeasement #conservationeasement #workinglands #farmers
They are not great at keeping farmland in farming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
#conservation #easement #agriculture #farming #landaccess #farmland #agricultureeasement #conservationeasement #workinglands #farmers
Growing pains: The next generation of farmers struggles to fit on preserved farmland
Conservation easements have checked development from gobbling up agricultural tracts for decades, but growers increasingly chafe against the policies’ size restrictions.
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Agriculture easements are great for protecting land from development.
They are not great at keeping farmland in farming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
#conservation #easement #agriculture #farming #landaccess #farmland #agricultureeasement #conservationeasement #workinglands #farmers
They are not great at keeping farmland in farming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
#conservation #easement #agriculture #farming #landaccess #farmland #agricultureeasement #conservationeasement #workinglands #farmers
If you have a farm or managed forest and assumed you didn't qualify, we'd love to talk: uniqueplacestosave.org/news/working...
#WorkingLands #WorkingForest #ConservationEasement #FarmlandPreservation #UniquePlacesToSave
#WorkingLands #WorkingForest #ConservationEasement #FarmlandPreservation #UniquePlacesToSave
Conservation of Working Forests
Explore how Working Forest Conservation Easements (WFCEs) balance conservation and economic use, preserving forests while supporting livelihoods and rural communities
uniqueplacestosave.org
July 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
If you have a farm or managed forest and assumed you didn't qualify, we'd love to talk: uniqueplacestosave.org/news/working...
#WorkingLands #WorkingForest #ConservationEasement #FarmlandPreservation #UniquePlacesToSave
#WorkingLands #WorkingForest #ConservationEasement #FarmlandPreservation #UniquePlacesToSave
Greater Sandhill Cranes are wrapping up their stay in the Sacramento Valley. At peak winter, 43,139 acres of flooded rice are needed for roosting. The same fields now being prepared for spring planting.
#RiceFootprint #BirdsofBluesky #WorkingLands
calrice.org/rice-footprint
#RiceFootprint #BirdsofBluesky #WorkingLands
calrice.org/rice-footprint
April 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Greater Sandhill Cranes are wrapping up their stay in the Sacramento Valley. At peak winter, 43,139 acres of flooded rice are needed for roosting. The same fields now being prepared for spring planting.
#RiceFootprint #BirdsofBluesky #WorkingLands
calrice.org/rice-footprint
#RiceFootprint #BirdsofBluesky #WorkingLands
calrice.org/rice-footprint
The ducks that wintered in Sacramento rice fields were building fat reserves for the flight north. Research shows 500,000 planted acres are needed to support waterfowl conservation targets.
#CARice #Wetlands #WorkingLands
#CARice #Wetlands #WorkingLands
April 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The ducks that wintered in Sacramento rice fields were building fat reserves for the flight north. Research shows 500,000 planted acres are needed to support waterfowl conservation targets.
#CARice #Wetlands #WorkingLands
#CARice #Wetlands #WorkingLands