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Sustainable Sustainable Rangelands Rangelands

RoundtableRoundtable

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Eleventh SRR Eleventh SRR MeetingMeeting

Albuquerque, New Albuquerque, New MexicoMexico

March 19-20,2003March 19-20,2003

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SRR MeetingsSRR Meetings Twelve MeetingsTwelve Meetings Four meetings in 2001 Four meetings in 2001 Five in 2002 Five in 2002 Three in 2003Three in 2003

Fort MyersFort Myers Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Washington, DC May 19-23, 2003Washington, DC May 19-23, 2003 Jackson Hole, WY June 3-4, 2003Jackson Hole, WY June 3-4, 2003

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SRR Planning MeetingSRR Planning Meeting

December 17-18 in Phoenix, AZDecember 17-18 in Phoenix, AZ 16 SRR Participants16 SRR Participants

Steering CommitteeSteering Committee Criterion GroupsCriterion Groups

PurposePurpose Results to concentrate on from 2003 to 2005Results to concentrate on from 2003 to 2005 Identify commitments to produce outcomesIdentify commitments to produce outcomes Develop action plan to actualize commitmentsDevelop action plan to actualize commitments Develop action plan to continue evolution of Develop action plan to continue evolution of

indicator work for prioritized topics indicator work for prioritized topics

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SRR Planning MeetingSRR Planning Meeting

StrategicStrategic Overview discussions based on long term Overview discussions based on long term

vision and select strategic goals.vision and select strategic goals. OperationalOperational

Identification of key commitments and Identification of key commitments and decisionsdecisions

TacticalTactical Tasks, timelines & responsibilities into Draft Tasks, timelines & responsibilities into Draft

Action PlanAction Plan

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SRR MissionSRR Mission

The Roundtable will identify The Roundtable will identify indicators of sustainability based indicators of sustainability based on social, economic, and ecological on social, economic, and ecological factors, to provide a framework for factors, to provide a framework for national assessments of national assessments of rangelands and rangeland use.rangelands and rangeland use.

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New SRR MissionNew SRR Mission

The SRR will promote social, The SRR will promote social, ecological, and economic ecological, and economic sustainability of rangelands through sustainability of rangelands through the development and widespread the development and widespread use of the criteria and indicators for use of the criteria and indicators for rangeland assessments, and by rangeland assessments, and by providing a forum for dialogue on providing a forum for dialogue on sustainability of rangelands.sustainability of rangelands.

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SRR Vision for RangelandsSRR Vision for Rangelands

We envision a future in which We envision a future in which rangelands in the U.S. rangelands in the U.S. provide a desired mix of provide a desired mix of economic, ecological and economic, ecological and social benefits to current social benefits to current and future generations.and future generations.

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Vision for the SRR ProcessVision for the SRR Process

We envision a future where We envision a future where we have widely accepted we have widely accepted criteria and indicators for criteria and indicators for monitoring and assessing monitoring and assessing the economic, social and the economic, social and ecological sustainability of ecological sustainability of rangelands.rangelands.

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New SRR VisionNew SRR Vision

We envision a future in which:We envision a future in which:

Rangelands in the US provide a desired mix of Rangelands in the US provide a desired mix of economic, ecological, and social benefits to economic, ecological, and social benefits to current and future generationscurrent and future generations

There are widely accepted and used criteria There are widely accepted and used criteria and indicators for monitoring and assessing and indicators for monitoring and assessing the economic, social, and ecological the economic, social, and ecological sustainability of rangelandssustainability of rangelands

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Products of SRRProducts of SRR Symposium and Proceedings at the Feb. Symposium and Proceedings at the Feb.

2002 SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas 2002 SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MOCity, MO

Workshop at ESA Meeting in Tucson, AZ Workshop at ESA Meeting in Tucson, AZ in August 2002in August 2002

Symposium/Workshop on Indicators at Symposium/Workshop on Indicators at Feb. 2003 SRM Annual Meeting in Feb. 2003 SRM Annual Meeting in Casper, WyomingCasper, Wyoming

Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Spring, 2003 Spring, 2003

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SRR TimelineSRR Timeline

Albuquerque – March 18-19 – Albuquerque – March 18-19 – Revised chapters completed. Revised chapters completed. Submit to external reviewers.Submit to external reviewers.

April 11 – Receive external reviews April 11 – Receive external reviews and incorporate changes.and incorporate changes.

Friday, May 2, 2003 – Deadline for Friday, May 2, 2003 – Deadline for final chapters.final chapters.

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SRR TimelineSRR Timeline

May 5-9 – Create Executive May 5-9 – Create Executive Summary (Briefing Document). To Summary (Briefing Document). To printer on May 9.printer on May 9.

May – SRR Briefing in Washington, May – SRR Briefing in Washington, D.C.D.C.

June – SRR meeting to transition to June – SRR meeting to transition to new goals.new goals.

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Purpose of 11th SRR Purpose of 11th SRR MeetingMeeting

Incorporate internal reviews into Incorporate internal reviews into draft criterion chapters.draft criterion chapters.

Finalize criterion reviews for Finalize criterion reviews for external review.external review.

Identify participants for future SRR Identify participants for future SRR work.work.

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Eleventh SRR MeetingEleventh SRR Meeting

Values in the First Approximation Values in the First Approximation Report – Tom Bartlett & Lou RomeroReport – Tom Bartlett & Lou Romero

Delphi results for SRR key Delphi results for SRR key messages – Helen Rowemessages – Helen Rowe

Connectivity of Criteria of Connectivity of Criteria of Sustainability – Brian CzechSustainability – Brian Czech

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Eleventh SRR MeetingEleventh SRR Meeting

Open Space – Lou RomeroOpen Space – Lou Romero Review Strategic Course for the Review Strategic Course for the

Future – Tom BartlettFuture – Tom Bartlett Finalize FAR Chapters – Criterion Finalize FAR Chapters – Criterion

Groups Groups