Building a more resilient California

Pro-California believers of a resilient state.

We're teachers, store owners, professors, animal lovers, and more — uniting to secure our state's future behind the superpowers of managed cattle grazing.

Fire management

Cattle grazing has the power to mitigate wildfire spread and intensity by eating away vegetation that would have otherwise been fuel for fire.

Wildlife Conservation

Cattle grazing has helped keep the ecosystem in place for centuries. Today, ranchers manage over 38 million acres of forest and rangeland in California —giving wildlife a place to call home.

Food Sustainability

Managed cattle grazing is a sustainable cycle that successfully manages the land while producing a valuable protein source for Californians — converting grass to beef.

Resilient Rancher: Markie

Markie Hagemean Jones is a wife, an animal lover, an appraiser and a mom. Like most moms, she juggles a lot. She is also a first generation cattle rancher.

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