UC Rangelands is a network of scientists and educators across the University of California and Cooperative Extension. Our mission is to develop and advance science-based knowledge in partnership with diverse management and policy stakeholders to promote agricultural and environmental sustainability on California's grazing lands.

Leslie M. Roche
Director of UC Rangelands
CE Specialist in Rangeland Management
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
lmroche@ucdavis.edu

Kenneth Tate
Co-Director of UC Rangelands
Professor and CE Specialist in Rangeland Watershed Sciences
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
kwtate@ucdavis.edu

Associated Faculty and Researchers

Roger A. Baldwin

CE Specialist in Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, UC Davis
rbaldwin@ucdavis.edu

Charlie Brummer
Professor, Forage Crop Breeding and Director, Plant Breeding Center
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
ecbrummer@ucdavis.edu

Randy Dahlgren
Professor of Soil Science and Biogeochemistry, Emeritus
Russell Rustici Chair
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
rdahlgren@ucdavis.edu

DJ Eastburn

Associate Specialist
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
djeastburn@ucdavis.edu

Valerie Eviner
Associate Professor
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
veviner@ucdavis.edu

Amélie Gaudin
Assistant Professor, Agroecology
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
agaudin@ucdavis.edu

Mel George
CE Specialist, Emeritus
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
mrgeorge@ucdavis.edu

Elise Gornish
CE Specialist in Ecological Restoration
The University of Arizona
egornish@email.arizona.edu

Kristina Horback
Assistant Professor, Applied Ethology
Department of Animal Science, UC Davis
khorback@ucdavis.edu

Lynn Huntsinger
Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management
Russell Rustici Chair
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, UC Berkeley
huntsinger@berkeley.edu

Yufang Jin
Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Change
Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis
yujin@ucdavis.edu

Gaby Maier
CE Specialist in Beef Cattle Herd Health & Production
School of Veterinary Medicine, Population Health & Reproduction, UC Davis
gumaier@ucdavis.edu

Mohsen B. Mesgaran
Assistant Professor, Weed Ecology and Modeling
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
mbmesgaran@ucdavis.edu

Toby O'Geen
Professor & CE Specialist in Soil Resources
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis
atogeen@ucdavis.edu

James Oltjen
CE Specialist in Animal Management Systems
Department of Animal Science, UC Davis
jwoltjen@ucdavis.edu

Alda Pires
CE Specialist in Urban Agriculture and Food Safety
School of Veterinary Medicine, Population Health & Reproduction, UC Davis
apires@ucdavis.edu

Daniel H. Putnam
CE Specialist in Alfalfa & Forage
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
dhputnam@ucdavis.edu

Tina Saitone
CE Specialist in Agricultural Economics
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
saitone@primal.ucdavis.edu

Truman Young
Professor and Restoration Ecologist, Emeritus
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
tpyoung@ucdavis.edu

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