Factsheet: Climate Champions
California Cattle Ranchers are Climate Champions See our factsheet below and get the latest research on what makes California ranchers climate leaders The Golden State
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.
By raising the standard of protecting our homeland from fire, wildlife loss, and generating food sustainability, grazing cattle are our state's superpower to preserve a thriving tomorrow. We believe in the power of grazing, and we believe in California.
State Leaders Tour Grazing Allotment Decimated by Wildfire
“It’s important for us as leaders and certainly as the Governor directs us, to listen and learn from those actually out here managing our natural resources and that’s what we’re doing today.”
-Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Agency
California Audubon’s “Hooves on the Ground, Wings in the Sky” Video
“The symbiotic relationship between cattle and birds is significant because the way they graze provides the habitat that the birds utilize.” -Matt Allshouse, Conservation Ranching Program Manager, California Audubon
See how wide open spaces make California resilient.
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Californians making a resilient California.
Stories of Californians working to make the Golden State's open spaces more resilient.
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.
Resilient Rancher: Jennifer
Jennifer owns and operates the Likely General Store. She is also part of the fifth generation of family running Likely Land and Livestock.
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