Rangelands

Targeted grazing is the controlled implementation of the timing, frequency and intensity of grazing to achieve specific goals. Targeted grazing applies these principles to specific vegetation or landscape goals (like control of invasive weeds, fuel load reduction, or ecological restoration).

It used to be that Californians never had to consider much beyond their own tastes when selecting plants for home gardens. But times are changing along with the climate, and the impact of backyard gardens is being considered on a scale never before questioned. Does the garden conserve water and enrich…

-Ranchers' Perspectives and Management Strategies for Drought, including links of interest regarding drought, key drought publications, and UC Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center Drought Workshop Materials Rangeland Watershed Laboratory-managing for Drought...

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Purslane is a nutritious plant that has been grown for more than 4,000 years as a food and medicinal plant and is still cultivated in many places today.

From finding your way in the woods to planning a prescribed burn, UC ANR's California Tree School is a chance to explore foundational forestry concepts in a community space.

Learn how to control filaree weeds in the garden. Discover effective management techniques to protect your pets, manage the weed and keep your garden beautiful.

Forest Advisor and County Director Yana Valachovic works with forest landowners and natural resource professionals, providing UC Forest Research and Outreach information about redwood and Douglas-fir silviculture, forest stewardship, watershed management, oak woodlands, fire and fuels, and insect and disease…

Learn about garden thugs—ornamental plants that become invasive under the right conditions and spread aggressively, disrupting your garden and your neighbor's.