partnership efforts in the sustainable rangelands roundtable (srr) lori hidinger ecological society...
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Partnership Efforts in the Sustainable Rangelands
Roundtable (SRR)
Lori HidingerEcological Society of America
Chair, SRR Outreach Working Group
Various stakeholders derive values (economic, ecological, and social/ cultural) from U.S. rangelands
Many stakeholders are VERY passionate in their perspectives of what are sustainable rangelands and for what values rangelands should be managed
“...domestic livestock grazing is the single most pervasive and damaging activity on western public lands.” RangeNet 2000 Declaration
Band of Nevada Ranchers Clashes With Government on Cattle Grazing Fees
New York Times
Violence Escalates in the Name of EnvironmentalismChristian Science Monitor
Battle Over Grazing Heating Up Associated Press
SRR is a partnership of rangeland scientists, ecologists, economists, sociologists, policy and legal experts, environmental advocates, industry representatives, and public and private rangeland managers.
Participating OrganizationsGovernment Agencies Universities Non-Governmental
Organizations
Chippewa Cree Tribe
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
San Antonio Water System
USDA Agricultural Research Service
USDA Economic Research Service
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Interior
USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs
USDI Bureau of Land Management
USDI National Park Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USDA Forest Service
U.S. Geological Survey
Wyoming State Grazing Board
Arizona State University
Bradley University
Colorado State University
Montana State University
New Mexico State University
Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University
South Dakota State University
Texas A&M University
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of Colorado
University of Idaho
University of Nevada
Utah State University
Washington State University
American Farm Bureau
Ecological Society of America
Gray Ranch and Malpai Borderlands Group
The H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
Idaho Conservation League
Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center
National Association of Counties
National Association of State Foresters
National Audubon Society
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
National Public Lands Council
National Wildlife Federation
Quivera Coalition
Society for Range Management
The Nature Conservancy
Welder Wildlife Foundation
Western States Land Commissioners
World Wildlife Fund
Advise SRR Steering Committee on how to recruit and communicate with non-participating organizations.
Direct/develop outreach materials for SRR.
Coordinate with outreach groups in the other sustainable natural resource roundtables.
Review outreach efforts of the Steering Committee.
Maintain momentum of SRR.
SRR Outreach Working Group Charge
SRR Outreach Working Group
Lori Hidinger, Ecological Society of America (Chair)
Mark Brunson, Utah State University
William Fox, Texas A&M University
Stan Hamilton, National Association of State Foresters
Linda Hardesty, Washington State University
Linda Joyce, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Clayton Marlow, Montana State University
A series of news items on SRR and its activities
SRR Outreach Activities
A website with updates on SRR activities and a place for stakeholders to contribute their input
http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/RES/srr/
SRR Outreach Activities
The Roundtable will identify indicators of sustainability based on social, economic, and ecological factors, to
provide a framework for national assessments of rangelands and rangeland use.
Your Input
Thank you for logging on to our website. We are interested in your views. In order to elicit feedback from the general public and interested stakeholders, we have created this
page to gather your input. If you wish to participate, please answer the following question in an email message to
Helen Rowe. The email may be anonymous or you may wish to introduce yourself briefly. The responses will be
collated and shared at the next meeting.
•What examples have you seen where indicators have been used successfully at the National level on rangelands, shrublands, or
grasslands?
• Symposium at the 2002 Society for Range Management Meeting
• Workshop at the 2002 joint meeting of the Ecological Society of America and the Society for Ecological Restoration
Symposia and Workshops at Affiliated Scientific Society Meetings
SRR Outreach Activities
• Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable
• Sustainable Minerals and Energy Roundtable
• Roundtable on Sustainable Forestry
• Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable
Sustainable Natural Resources Roundtable Coordination Network
SRR Outreach Activities
The opportunity for local participants to participate in SRR meetings at various locations around the country
Previous Meetings
• Denver
• Salt Lake City
• Reno
• San Antonio
• Tucson
SRR Outreach Activities
Future Meetings
• Denver (March 2002)
• Washington, DC (April 2002)
• Billings (July 2002)
• San Diego (October 2002)