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)