Pro: Public Lands Need Cattle to Meet Conservation Goals
A livestock advisor who promotes biodiversity on grazing lands explains why cattle can be beneficial to conservation.
Farming and Ranching
Con: Cattle Grazing Is Incompatible with Conservation
Two experts on grazing offer their opinion on why cattle should be barred from public lands.
Range of Possibilities
If ranchers are such great conservation partners, why has ranching often been viewed as bad for the environment?
Bayview: The Growing Understanding of Rangelands
Just as demand for locally sourced beef is rising, the ability of local ranchers to produce it is going down. The soaring rents and real estate prices that make it difficult for young writers and families to live in the Mission (or Gilman) District also make it difficult for local ranchers—young and old—to keep ranching in west Marin or southern Santa Clara.
A Sustainable Ocean Harvest
Exploring the world of kelp with Rising Tides Sea Vegetables' Larry Knowles.
Spreading the Buzz About Native Bees
Native bee expert Gordon Frankie has been acquainting farmers with California's own pollinators.
Beavers Used to Be Almost Everywhere in California
Beavers used to live across most of California before they were trapped out of existence. But could they be a solution to drought and climate change?
San Francisco Group Launches Pop-Up Gardens
There are pop-up kitchens, pop-up retail stores ... so why not pop-up gardens? One San Francisco group is taking over vacant lots until they are developed.
Tule Elk Relocated As Numbers Rebound
How do you relocate a 1,000-pound bull? Wildlife officials truck California's "homegrown elk" to new sanctuaries.
Interior Secretary: Contra Costa Habitat Plan A National Model
United States Interior Secretary Sally Jewell took in the view from the summit of Kreiger Peak to highlight the plan that helped preserve the east Contra Costa peak.
