P2025303 - Hall Grazing

The State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a four‑year‑plus grazing‑management permit (P2025303) for the Hall Grazing Management Unit, a 210‑acre parcel within the Santa Rosa Plain Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve. The awardee will provide and manage livestock grazing to control excess vegetation, maintain existing infrastructure, and meet ecological‑restoration objectives under strict monitoring and reporting requirements. • Scope includes supplying cattle (and optionally horses), maintaining fences, gates, water systems, and responding to emergencies within 30 minutes; removal of livestock within 72 hours if ordered. • Grazing seasons run May‑Oct in Year 1 and Feb‑Oct in Years 2‑5; maximum stocking rates are defined by Animal Units per parcel (total 52 AU). • Fee is a price‑per‑acre‑per‑year bid; payment due annually (May 1 2026 and each Feb 1 thereafter through 2030). • Mandatory site inspection on April 8 2026; bid submission deadline April 17 2026 (10 AM); award expected April 23 2026.