The Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) would like to invite you to this Spring’s 2025 Rangeland Resilience Workshop Series, sponsored by Pima Natural Resource Conservation District (NRCD). The workshops will be centered around providing ranchers and other rangeland managers with useful tools and resources that can help them manage their land. However, we would like to invite anyone interested in learning more on these topics to join the conversation.
AGENDA:
Vegetation GIS Data System (VGS)
Stocksmart Web Tool
GrassCast Tool
Animal Nutrition and Diet
Water Technology on Ranches
GPS Ear Tags for Livestock Management
Virtual Fence Technology
LOCATION:
University of Arizona’s Campus Agricultural Center
4101 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
DATE and TIME: Tuesday, May 06, 2025, from 9:00am-2:00pm.
Registration is FREE. Parking is FREE. Lunch included for in-person attendees.
LUNCH included for In-Person attendees
People can join in-person or virtually.
HOW TO REGISTER:
In-person Registration (limited):
https://RangelandResilience_Inperson.eventbrite.com
Virtual Registration:
https://RangelandResilience_Virtual.eventbrite.com
Join us in-person every first Tuesday of the month for this spring’s 2025 Rangeland Resilience Workshop Series!
Resilience: /rəˈzilēəns/
noun
1. the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. “the remarkable resilience of so many institutions.”
2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. “nylon is excellent in wearability and resilience”
The Rangeland Resilience Workshop Series will be back this Spring 2025 with the purpose to continue building resilience in rangelands by providing ranchers and other rangeland managers with a broad selection of tools that will help them face the different challenges that come with managing rangelands in Pima County or similar ecosystems. Some of the challenges that we will cover during this workshop series are:
1. Invasive species prevention & management (Tuesday, March 04, 2025)
2. Wildfire planning & preparedness (Tuesday, April 01, 2025)
3. Keeping up with technology (Tuesday, May 06, 2025)
4. Finding funding & resources (Tuesday, June 03, 2025)
Speakers include The University of Arizona, The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Pima County, The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Arizona Association of Conservation Districts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas A&M University , Tucson Audubon Society/Tucson Bird Alliance, & more!
Sponsored by Pima Natural Resource Conservation District (NRCD)