Brush Busting: Reclaiming and Maintaining Grasslands on the Central Coast

October 16, 2025
TomKat Ranch, Pescadero, CA

Presenters

Lewis Reed	Mid-Pen Open Space District
Jared Childress	Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association
Bianca Soares Shapero	Star Creek Land Stewards
Stephanie Larson	University of CA Cooperative Extension
Mark Biaggi	TomKat Ranch

Document Spring 2025 Meeting Agenda
Managing shrubland-grassland dynamics in MIDPEN's conservation grazing program	Lewis Reed
Document Cowboys, Indians and the Fire-curious: Brush busting with community based burning and Prescribed Burn Associations	Jared Childress
Document Prescribed Grazing for Brush Management	Bianca Soares Shapero
Document Brush, Burn, Return: Rangeland Health Following Catastrophic Fires	Dr. Stephanie Larson, Theresa Becchetti
Document Attendee List