Ranchers in far Northern California who wish to run their cattle on Siskiyou County's Big Springs Ranch have until 5 p.m. April 12 to apply for the grazing permit.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a request for proposals for excess vegetation control on 1,907 acres of the ranch.

The RFP package can be accessed on the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) Cal eProcure website here and can be found by searching the Event ID 0000018907 (zeros required), the California Cattlemen's Association advises in a legislative bulletin.

Detailed instructions on how to find CDFW bid opportunities on Cal eProcure can be found here. Questions may be directed to Sherry Leffler, a CDFW Staff Services Analyst, at (530) 225-2853 or [email protected].