{"id":26,"date":"2024-03-12T10:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.extension.wsu.edu\/extension-conservation-grazing-wds\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-06-09T05:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:33:03","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/conservation-grazing\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Topics in Conservation Grazing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-note\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-note__title\">\n\t\t\tTopics\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n\n<p>Professionalization of Conservation Grazing, Herding, Shepherding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engaging Youth in Grazing, Conservation, and Passing Along Skills and Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology Considerations: Fencing, Dogs, Infrastructure, Other<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grasslands Abandonment: Rural Out-Migration and Depopulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grasslands Intensification: Displacement of Natural and Semi-natural Grass-Based Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wildlife and Grazing<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professionalization<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engaging Youth<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/conservation-grazing\/hortobagy-sheep-drive-with-youth\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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