Transcript Partnership Efforts in the Sustainable Rangelands

Partnership Efforts in the
Sustainable Rangelands
Roundtable (SRR)
Lori Hidinger
Ecological 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
Band of Nevada Ranchers Clashes With
Government on Cattle Grazing Fees
New York Times
Battle Over Grazing Heating Up
Associated Press
“...domestic livestock grazing is the single most
pervasive and damaging activity on western public
lands.”
RangeNet 2000 Declaration
Violence Escalates in the Name of Environmentalism
Christian Science Monitor
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 Organizations
Government Agencies
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
Universities
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
Non-Governmental
Organizations
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
SRR Outreach Working Group Charge
 Advise SRR Steering Committee on how
to recruit and communicate with nonparticipating 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
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
SRR Outreach Activities
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/
Your Input
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.
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?
SRR Outreach Activities
Symposia and Workshops at Affiliated
Scientific Society Meetings
• 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
SRR Outreach Activities
Sustainable Natural Resources
Roundtable Coordination Network
• Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable
• Sustainable Minerals and Energy Roundtable
• Roundtable on Sustainable Forestry
• Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable
SRR Outreach Activities
The opportunity for local participants to
participate in SRR meetings at various
locations around the country
Previous Meetings
Future Meetings
• Denver
• Denver (March 2002)
• Salt Lake City
• Washington, DC
(April 2002)
• Reno
• San Antonio
• Tucson
• Billings (July 2002)
• San Diego (October
2002)