Nature and You Lecture : April 28, 2022
Gowan Batist with the Mountain Lion Foundation will be presenting part two of her lecture series on Mountain Lions. Building on the previous presentation, Gowan will discuss land management and coexistence, and how food systems can help or harm wildlife. She will examine how land management from thousands of acres of rangeland to rural homesteads to apartment buildings can all support mountain lions.
Gowan is a regenerative sheep rancher, hand-shearer, wool spinner, writer and dog enthusiast who grew up outdoors with wildlife in Northern California and is committed to fostering a land stewardship ethic that increases and preserves biodiversity for future generations. A co-owner of Fortunate Farms on the Mendocino Coast and member of the Board of Directors of CAFF, Gowan is deeply invested in facilitating positive interactions between humans, agriculture and wildlife. She has a long history of engagement and education, including receiving recognition for her work from California Farmer’s Guild, American Farmland Trust, Americorps NCCC, and the Sustainable North Coast Award from the office of Congressman Jared Huffman. When she’s not working, she’s somewhere out in the bunchgrasses and wildflowers.
Registration for this event can be found here.