To celebrate the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralist AND the International Year of the Woman Farmer and Rancher, we are holding a North American Regional Women Pastoralist Gathering in Monterey, CA on February 7, 2026.
A group of ranching women across the United States and Canada have been planning the Gathering and we are excited to share the agenda with you. Please note, we know not everyone can travel to Monterey, so we would love for your local grazing women to join together and create your own Virtual Gathering that joins the Monterey Gathering over Zoom. If you cannot gather with women in your area, you are more than welcome to join on your own, and we will have Breakout Room for the group discussions. For more information and why you would want to be involved, check out this short video.
Agenda
8:00am Coffee Social
9:00am Welcome and how we connect to women across the globe. Lauren Svjecar, Theresa Becchetti, Maria Fernández-Giménez and moderator Kaitlyn Glover (Zoom starts!)
9:05am Keynote Address. Sarah King. The Role of Women Pastoralists in Environmental Sustainability and Climate Adaption
9:45am Panel Discussion – How have you created opportunities on your ranch? Debbie Lyons-Blythe, Rizpah Bellard, tbd
10:45am Break
11:00am Round Table Discussion (Virtual Gatherings will have same discussion topics as the women in Monterey and provide feedback to Monterey Gathering)
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Skill Building Workshop - Advocacy 101 Brandi Buzzard, Kim Brackett , and Cole Bush
2:00pm Break
2:20pm Round Table Discussion (Virtual Gatherings will have same discussion topics as the women in Monterey and provide feedback to Monterey Gathering)
3:40pm Wrap up
4:00pm Adjourn. Women Pastoralist Film Festival at 6pm, same room. Virtual Gatherings will be sent links to hold their own film festivals!
Register on EventBrite to join us in Monterey or on Zoom!