AoR 7: Ken Tate, Challenges in Public Lands Grazing

Dr. Ken Tate is the Russell L. Rustici Endowed Rangeland Watershed Science Specialist in Cooperative Extension at University of California-Davis. Tate’s research and outreach focuses on the diverse managed ecosystems that make up California’s grazinglands, promoting management that supports the many benefits society receives from these working landscapes, including clean water, biodiversity and agricultural productivity. He and Tip discuss ecological and social challenges to public lands grazing, including water quality, public opinion, and bad reporting. They also discuss surveys conducted by UC-Davis to better understand ranchers' opinions on how regulations and land management policies affect them. SURVEY Please take 60 seconds to complete this quick 5-question survey and to access continuing education credits (CPRM only): https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GHpHVHlsouSorr TRANSCRIPT The full transcript of this episode is available at: https://www.dropbox.com/home/Art%20of%20Range%20transcripts RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE UC-Davis Rangelands Watershed Health website: http://rangelands.ucdavis.edu/rangeland-water-quality/ Many of Ken's publications are available here: http://rangelands.ucdavis.edu/kenneth-w-tate/ Grazing Management to Improve Soil Health, article by Ken: http://rangelands.ucdavis.edu/grazing-management-to-improve-soil-health/ California Rangeland Trust's "Rangeland Conservation Impact Award": https://www.rangelandtrust.org/press-release/conservation-impact-award-awarded-dr-kenneth-w-tate/