- Author: Devii R Rao
The Range Management Advisory Committee (RMAC) is a program of the Board of Forestry. They are currently looking for two members to serve on the committee. They are particularly looking for committee members who are rangeland owners or who represent rangeland owners.
The folks at RMAC shared the information below related to why a rancher might want to join the committee. The bullet points come from their current committee members:
- The RMAC has the potential to impact individual rancher's rights.
- One purpose of serving on the RMAC is to provide input on rangeland issues from those who live the life and walk the walk. The viewpoints of those who live on the land and rely on it to support themselves and their families into the future is often based on generations of accumulated knowledge gleaned from caring for the land.
- The RMAC provides a unique forum to communicate with various partners and decision-makers with the influence to inform how our rangelands are managed. RMAC works to create bridges between various industry organizations, public agencies, institutions, and the public. As a committee member the contributions as an individual and together as a collective group can have influence in important decisions and policy impacting our rangelands and associated people, industries, and ecologies. RMAC, having the ability to be a bridge, brings various groups and individuals with expertise and specializations together in collaboration to set forth recommendations, create informative materials, and provide credible educational opportunities endorsed by this advisory committee.
- As we work to adapt to current contexts, increasingly volatile in many ways, the RMAC is what its members create. Motivation, care, gumption, and desire to help be a present "voice" at the Board of Forestry's table is what I believe is what RMAC seeks in new committee members.
If you are interested in being a committee member click here to see the call for nominations. Click here for RMAC website to see more information. If you would like to nominate someone, click the RMAC Nomination Form link at the bottom of this post.
Contact Kristina Wolf if you have additional questions:
Kristina Wolf, Environmental Scientist
California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
Phone: (916) 215-4947
Desk: (916) 902-5057
kristina.wolf@bof.ca.gov
RMAC Nomination Form