• Adaptation to Climate Change in Management of Prairie Grasslands

  Saskatchewan Research Council

  The Prairies Regional Adaptation Collaborative created this document to identify the vulnerability of prairie grasslands to climate change and to recognize appropriate responses to mitigate predicted changes.

  

• Alexander Ranch Sun City, Kansas

  Ted Alexander

  The Alexander Ranch of Sun City, Kansas has been selected as one of the regional recipients of the 2007 Environmental Stewardship Award Program [by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association].

  

• Bar LD Ranch

  Bonnyville, Alberta

  Bar LD Ranch, located near Bonnyville, Alberta demonstrates a commitment to land management, water quality, wildlife conservation, and leadership activities in the community. Because of the erosion-prone sandy and rocky soil (common to the region) rotational grazing and moderate stocking rates are used to maintain rangeland health…

  

• BC Grassland Stewardship Guide: A Guide for Ranchers and Recreation Users

  BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks

  This guide was created by British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks to help ranchers and recreation users to recognize stewardship activities as crucial to the successful conservation of diverse, healthy grasslands.

  

• Beneficial Grazing Management Practices for Sage–Grouse

  Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

  The Range Management Branch of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development created this document in order to provide land managers with grazing management practices that will enhance Sage-Grouse habitat on their land.

  

• Biodiversity Conservation Guide for Farmers and Ranchers in Alberta

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta

  This guide, published by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, describes six basic principles of biodiversity conservation, listing supporting management strategies for each principle.

  

• Caring for the Green Zone: Riparian Areas and Grazing Management

  Cows and Fish Program, Alberta

  This document for agricultural producers covers general grazing management principles and beneficial practices for grazing in riparian areas. Case studies documenting successful grazing in riparian areas are also provided.

  

• Chinook Ranch Ltd.

  Longview, Alberta

  Located near Longview, Alberta, Chinook Ranch displays a long-term vision of sustainable ranching. During the growing season the cattle graze a maximum of two to five days in one area to prevent overgrazing, and the potential spread of invasive species into native habitats.

  

• Ginn Family Farm

  Clinton, ON

  Located in Clinton, Ontario, the Ginn Family Farm operates a purebred red Angus cow‐calf operation. Over the past 25 years, the farm has taken major steps to create a healthy and productive ecosystem.

  

• Grazing Lease Stewardship Code of Practice

  Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

  Alberta Sustainable Resource Development created this document to describe overarching management principles for grazing leaseholders to ensure public rangelands and the ecosystems on which they depend remain productive today and in the future.

  

• Guide to Native Grassland Management in Nebraska

  The Nature Conservancy, Nebraska

  The Guide to Native Grasslands Management in Nebraska was created to aid Great Plains land managers in their grassland management decisions.

  

• Managing Saskatchewan Rangeland

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatchewan

  This book was created over a number of years by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to assist range managers in the stewardship of rangeland resources in Saskatchewan.

  

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