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California's Williamson Act, cattle ranch economics, and biological conservation

Conservation designation of grazing land in Williamson Act parcels

Conservation designation of grazing land in Williamson Act parcels

GIS analysis depicting high overlap between nonprime (grazing) Williamson Act parcels and habitat designed as critical or important by the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition.

Credits: Wetzel et al. 2012