A series of workshops will be held across the year, workshops will cover different topics related to virtual fencing, including livestock management, funding opportunities, targeted grazing applications, and more. Please check our website for more details on each workshop (posted about 1 month before the event).
You will have the chance to choose your preferred date during registration. Each workshop will be different so we hope you will want to attend all of them!
Date/Time: Friday, November 6, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Location: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conference Room, 5401 Old Redwood Hwy N, Petaluma, CA 94954
Workshop Goal: To add a new tool (virtual fencing) to the toolbox for grazing management and conservation on the North Coast.
Learning Objectives:
1) Attendees will learn how virtual fencing meets landowner needs related to costs, carbon footprint, wildlife movement, and plant ecology.
2) Participants will gain a better understanding about the value and benefit of virtual fencing from the livestock producer perspective.
3) Audience will increase their knowledge of and ability to access virtual fence cost share funding from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).