Benjamin Sleeter and others at the U.S. Geological Survey and the State of California have recently completed a study published in Earths Future. This research demonstrates a new approach for projecting changes in Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULC) based on land use histories and demographic trends. This study suggests that estimates based on demographic trends alone will likely under represent the impacts of future LULC transitions when compared to a scenario representing business as usual projections. Simulations conducted as part of this study project that the greatest impacts of LULC change in California will occur in rangeland ecosystems.