collaborative strategies - denise defreese - stewardship working group
DESCRIPTION
On June 18 2014 we convened over 50 people to talk about rangelands and dealing with challenges across jurisdictional lines. More about it on our blog: openspacecouncil.org/blog/swgjune2014/TRANSCRIPT
Collaborative Strategies
East Bay Regional Park District
• 114, 287 acres of parklands in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
• 72,700 acres of grazed lands• 39 Lessees• 58 Grazing units
Communication and Trust
Grazing License Terms• Termination rights
• Carrying Capacity (AUM)
• Type/number animals or period of use
• Refers to grazing plan
Flexibility
• “reasonable discretion”• Supplemental feeding/sacrifice areas• Stock numbers• Water development• Adaptive management
Flexibility
• Tenants are partners
Flexibility in Partnership• Follow the license
• Use reasonable discretion
Questions?