California's�rangelands are a global�biological diversity hotspot, and provide high�forage production and other ecosystem service values. However,�over 200,000 hectares of�grasslands and oak woodlands�have been�converted�since the 1980's�due to�heavy demand for irrigated agricultural crops, housing, and associated infrastructure�to support�the state's�booming population. Land values continue to spike statewide,�exacerbating the pressure on many�landowners to sell or convert their lands, and stretching�public and private conservation dollars�ever thinner.�Warmer temperatures and�highly variable rainfall,�a complex regulatory environment, aging ranch infrastructure, and invasive species�are also amplifying�the challenges�ranchers and rangeland�managers�are facing.�We will explore these threats in maps and stories, and propose a variety of solutions and strategies to conserve California's Mediterranean grasslands and oak woodlands.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.