Fuels Reduction

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Forest Research and Outreach: Event

Forest Stewardship Workshop: San Diego and Surrounding Counties

Jan 27, 2026 - Mar 24, 2026

Forest landowners across California are invited to the next Forest Stewardship workshop! Get equipped with the knowledge to better understand and protect your forestland. By participating, you will develop a forest management plan, connect with forestry professionals at UC ANR, and become eligible for a…

Forest Research and Outreach

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UCCE Plumas-Sierra: Event

Post-Fire Forest Resilience Workshop - Plumas County

Apr 30, 2025 - May 28, 2025

Register now for the upcoming Post-Fire Forest Resilience workshop series in Plumas County! UC extension advisors and local professionals will provide information and resources on post-fire forest management for recently affected private landowners. Online webinars are scheduled each Wednesday evening from…

UCCE Plumas-Sierra

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UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Introduction to Virtual Fencing for Livestock and Land Management

September 12, 2025

By Brian J Allen

Virtual Fencing: A New Tool for Livestock and Land Management Virtual fencing (VF) is a precision agriculture tool gaining traction across California’s diverse rangelands. It uses GPS collars to contain livestock without physical fences. Producers set virtual boundaries across their pasture from a…

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UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Virtual Fencing Directs Cattle to Graze Medusahead Grass on California Rangeland

September 11, 2025

By Brian J Allen

Infestations of Medusahead can be suppressed by targeted grazing Medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae) is a common invasive grass on California’s annual rangelands. It accumulates high levels of silica as it matures, making it unpalatable to livestock and slow to decompose. As a result, livestock tend to…

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Sheep grazing with virtual fence technology

Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Four Legged Fuel Reduction

September 3, 2025

By Daniel K Macon

My Four-Legged Fuel Reduction Strategy When I took this job as the UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor for the Central Sierra Multi-County Partnership, I purchased a home on six acres between the Calaveras County communities of Mountain Ranch and Railroad Flat. My home sits…

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UCCE Central Sierra: Page

Central Sierra: Virtual Fencing On California Rangelands

What is Virtual Fencing? Virtual fencing (VF) is a precision agriculture tool gaining traction across Californias diverse rangelands. It uses GPS collars to contain livestock without physical fences.

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UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Page

Fire Information

San Luis Obispo County Links San Luis Obispo County Fire Department- Fire Prevention Education, Wildland Hazard and Building Codes, Fire Safety Council, and more local, state, county, and federal informational links https://www.fire.ca.gov/

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