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Pixley National Wildlife Refuge in Tulare County, California is offering a Cooperative Agricultural Opportunity for grazing on the refuge. The grazing program is intended to modify vegetation structure for the benefit of the endangered Tipton kangaroo rat, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, San Joaquin kit fox, and to reduce the prevalence of non-native plant species. Cooperators will have 225-3,288 acres of grassland to graze, depending on the grazing units selected in the application, for a period of up to 5 years.

To be considered, applicants must complete and submit an application (click here to access & download), which is also available upon request by calling Miguel Jimenez at 661-725-2767 or emailing miguel_jimenez@fws.gov. Applications must be received by October 13, 2026.  Applications may be emailed to miguel_jimenez@fws.gov or mailed to: Pixley NWR Attn: Grazing Program P.O. Box 670 Delano, CA 93216. 

Successful applicants will be selected through an open, transparent, and competitive process, where applications will be scored and ranked based upon objective criteria detailed in the Cooperative Agricultural Opportunity Notice and written responses to questions in the application. The refuge will notify all applicants individually within 45 days after the closing of the opportunity notice.

For more information please contact Refuge Manager Miguel Jimenez at 661-725-2767 or miguel_jimenez@fws.gov.