Current Project
The District is currently faciliting a grazing project on the San Joaquin River Conservancy. For media inquiries contact the Collective Impact Manager at (559) 881-6729. For more information about grazing or project specific questions contact the Agriculture and Rangeland Program at (559) 260-3802. Otherwise send inquries to office@sierrarcd.com. More information below.
Information
Want to hire sheep, goats, cattle, or other livestock to graze your land? Start here:
Match.Graze opt-in database – https://matchgraze.com/
California Wool Growers targeted grazer directory – https://californiawoolgrowers.org/targeted-grazing/directory/
University California Agriculture and Natural Resources blog describing what to consider when hiring a grazer – https://ucanr.edu/blog/ranching-sierra-foothills/article/thinking-about-hiring-targeted-grazing-con…
Want to know more about targeted grazing? Check out the handbook!
https://www.sheepusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Targeted-Grazing-Book-compressed.pdf
Additional reading about targeted grazing for fire risk reduction:
https://californiawoolgrowers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Prescribed-Herbivory-for-Fuel-Reductio…