Coalition Meetings & Documents

The CCRC holds two meetings a year the third Thursday in October (Fall) and the third Thursday in April (Spring). Ranchers, researchers, landowners and conservationist gather to learn about and discuss topics related to sustaining rangelands for livestock production, communities and conservation on California's central coast. Meetings are held on rangeland sites through out the Central Coast. All meeting are open the public.

Past Events

Meeting Name	Date
Valuing and Funding Rangeland Stewardship Paying for Ecosystem Services	Spring 2024
Ranching and Conservation - Business Solutions for Liability Insurance, Housing and Rancher-Manager Collaboration	Fall 2023
Cattle Grazing and Wildfire Fuels	Spring 2023
Livestock Pond Restoration	Fall 2022
Adaptive rotational grazing and soil carbon sequestration	Spring, 2022
Vibrant Rangelands, Ways Forward (online presentation)	1/18/2022
Let’s talk about compost and rangelands: Field data, roundtable discussion, and field tour	Fall 2021
Cattle Behavior, Grazing Management and Technology	Spring 2021
Managing Habitat Ponds on Central Coast Rangelands	Spring 2020
Beef, Bees, Trees and Gelato: Doing and Earning More from a Ranch	Fall 2019
Sustaining Ranching for Public Good	Spring 2019
Rangeland Productivity	Fall 2018
Conservation Easements to Keep Ranches Working	Spring 2018
Ranching in Carnivore Country: Livestock Protection and Compensation Programs on the Central Coast	Fall 2017
Targeted/Prescribed (Rotational / Deferral) Livestock Grazing for Meeting Conservation Goals	Spring 2017
Grazing to Improve Habitat for Grassland Plants and Birds	Fall 2016
Rancher Economics	Spring 2016
Where Grazing and Regulations Meet: Working Together for Ranching and Water Quality	Fall 2015 (Oct)
Keeping Cattle and People at Home on the Range: Positive Livestock and Recreation Interactions	Fall 2015 (Sept)
Protecting Critters on Both Sides of the Fence: Practical Techniques for Protecting Livestock and Carnivores	Spring 2015
Helping Each Other Weather the Worst of Times	Fall 2014
Leases that Work for the Land, Landowners, Lessees, and Livestock	Spring 2014
Rancher, Manager, and Scientist Forum on Rangeland Conservation	Winter 2014
Wildlife Teeming with Our Rangelands: Management Decisions for Deer and other Wildlife	Fall 2013
Open Range, Open Parks, Open Minds: Opportunities for Outreach in Grazed Parks and Ranches	Spring 2013
Importance of Coastal Grasslands and Influence of Shrub Establishment	Fall 2012
Rangeland Soils - They Aren't Just Dirt!	Spring 2012
Grazing and Rancher Stewardship for Native Conservation	Fall 2011
Grazing Public Lands for Conservation- Improving Cooperation between Public Agencies and Ranchers	Spring 2011
Remote Sensing for California's Rangelands	Spring 2011
Livestock and Water Quality	Fall 2010
Managing Relationships of Earth’s Communities with Soil, Sun, and Water	Spring 2010
Rangeland Health Monitoring Project - Results	Fall 2009
How and Why to Manage and Monitor for Residual Dry Matter (RDM)	Fall 2008
Experts Roundtable: Soil Indicators of Rangeland Health	Spring 2008
Experts Roundtable: Designing Workshops for Monitoring and Managing for Wildlife On Central Coast Rangelands	Spring 2008
Grazing Management Planning
Steering Committee Archives