Properly managed, grazing lands provide a higher quality recreational experience. The vegetation and soils on grazing lands are a large reservoir for organic carbon. Properly managed, grazing lands help reduce atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and may reduce greenhouse gas accumulation. The greatest opportunity for realizing the multiple benefits possible from grazing lands lies in the application of better management. Proper management is the catalyst that leads to the realization of the benefits from pasturelands, rangelands, grazed forestlands and haylands.
Private landowners accross the country are eager to voluntarily improve their grazing land.
They believe the best way to protect private property rights is to take positive action and practice good conservation. However, private grazing land owners need technical assistance to help them use the latest and best technology to make sound management decicions. Existing technical assistance is limited for those who own grazing land. There are not enough professionals trained in grazing land management to provide assistance to land owners who desire the latest technology to enhance their grazing land. The GLCI seeks additional assistance by focusing on the priority needs of grazing land resources.