Check out our latest story: Conservation Couple: From Bay Area Business Owners to Award-Winning, First-Gen Ranchers

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Here is our latest story: Conservation Couple: From Bay Area Business Owners to Award-Winning, First Gen Ranchers In less than twenty years, Mike and Kathy Landini, shown here vaccinating a calf,  went from building custom homes to first generation ranchers and award-winning conservationists. Credit: Kathy Landini, used with permission by USFWS   By Byrhonda Lyons January 25, 2017 When Mike and Kathy Landini packed their belongings into friends' trucks and left Concord, Calif., for Elk Creek, Calif., they had no idea what their new life would bring. They were looking for a quieter place to raise their children. Little did they know, leaving the Bay Area would help them forge a new path. And in less than twenty years, Mike and Kathy went from building custom homes to first generation ranchers and award-winning conservationists. "Being a first generation rancher is really exciting," Mike said—his voice filled with astonishment and a tinge of 'what were we thinking.' "It's really a crazy task to take on. I didn't look at it when we did it, but now at 57, wow! That was pretty risky."  Continue to full story... Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825