(Sacramento, Calif., February 10, 2021)—California state Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) today, along with a number of Senate and Assembly coauthors, introduced a groundbreaking bill this week that would offer financial incentives from the California Department of Conservation to ranchers and other private landowners to implement grazing practices that restore grassland habitat, soil health and biodiversity on some of California’s most endangered and sensitive landscapes. Senate Bill 322 would establish the California Conservation Ranching Incentive Program as part of the existing California Farmland Conservancy Program to contract with ranchers on lands deemed especially important to preserving grassland birds and other wildlife. “SB 322 will ensure wise grassland stewardship in partnership with California’s ranchers and private land owners,” said Senator Laird. “Collaboration is the key to embracing innovative methods of carbon sequestration, allowing for sustainable...