About SRM
The Society for Range Management (SRM) is an international professional and scientific organization dedicated to the sustainable management and stewardship of rangelands. Founded in 1948, SRM brings together scientists, ranchers, land managers, students, educators, and policymakers with one shared purpose: to ensure the health and productivity of rangelands worldwide.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Providing leadership for the Stewardship of Rangelands based on sound ecological principles.
Our Vision
Our Vision
A well-trained and highly motivated group of professionals and rangeland users working with productive, sustainable rangeland ecosystems.
Board & Staff
SRM’s network is built on Sections, Chapters, and Committees that bring together members across North America and around the world.
This structure enables regional problem-solving and national collaboration, supported by a central Board of Directors and professional staff.
This structure enables regional problem-solving and national collaboration, supported by a central Board of Directors and professional staff.
Committees
SRM’s committees are the heart of its volunteer leadership — where ideas become action. Each committee brings together members with shared expertise and passion to address key aspects of the Society’s mission, from advancing science and education to shaping policy and strengthening the profession.
Sections
SRM’s Sections form the Society’s grassroots network — connecting members across regions, ecosystems, and communities. These local and regional groups host workshops, field days, student competitions, and outreach events that put rangeland science into practice on the ground.
SRM History
A History of the Society for Range Management 1948-1995, Vols. I & II is a historical account of the pioneering efforts of the people, events, and activities of the Society for Range Management
The Renner Award is the Society for Range Management’s premier award. The Renner Awards History – The First 35 Years is an account of Frederic G. Renner’s gift and the recipients of this prestigious award.
The Society for Range Management Records primarily consist of documentation of the institutional operations of the Society. These records offer a remarkably complete picture of a membership body concerned with conservation that has coped with governmental, academic, and cultural changes over a span of more than fifty years.
Society for Range Management Membership
The Society for Range Management (SRM) offers membership to a diverse global community of land managers, scientists, educators, students, ranchers, and conservationists united by a passion for rangeland stewardship. As an SRM member, you gain access to a network of professionals, exclusive resources like the member toolkit for engaging with policymakers, and opportunities to attend events that foster learning and collaboration. Membership supports SRM’s mission to provide leadership for sustainable rangeland management based on sound ecological principles, connecting you with a dynamic group dedicated to conserving nearly half of the earth’s land covered by prairies, shrublands, woodlands, and savannahs.
Membership Types
Regular Member
100$/YEAR
Regular members have full rights and privileges including, but not necessarily limited to: voting, service on committees, and nomination and election to any sectional or national office. For Members in the Contiguous United States, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Includes the monthly newsletter, Rangeland Report online, and Ranglands journal online.
Student Member
45$/YEAR
Full-time students (high school through graduate school). Not eligible to hold office. Must suceed to different class of membership in the calendar year following termination of course of study. Includes monthly Rangeland Report.
Young Professional
70$/YEAR
An early career individual is eligible as a Young Professional member for five years and shall enjoy the rights and privileges set forth in as a regular member. Young Professional members must succeed to a different class of Membership in the sixth calendar year following their acceptance as a Young Professional.
Emeritus Member
45$/YEAR
A member is eligible for Emeritus membership in the year they become 55 years of age, or any year thereafter, provided they have retired and has maintained prior membership in the Society for at least 15 continuous years.
International Member
35$/YEAR
Available for those who both reside in and are a citizen of one of the countries listed on the SRM International Country List. Click here to view a list of approved countries. Includes Rangeland Report Online, Rangeland & Ecology & Management Online, and Rangelands Online.
Institutional Member
200$/YEAR
An institution, or other entity not organized for profit. Entitled to the same rights and privileges as an individual to serve as its representative.
Commercial Member
500$/YEAR
Any business, individual or entity organized for profit who wishes to financially support range management activities is encouraged to become a supporting, contributing or major Commercial member. Commercial members are entitled to all rights and privileges of a regular member after designating a specific individual as their representative.
Family of Regular Member
40$/YEAR
Treated as its own membership, this rate is for individuals of same household who desire more than one SRM membership. Additional Family Member retains all rights & privileges of Regular member. Includes Rangeland Report Online.
The Endowment Fund
There is a continuing need to fortify SRM’s financial position in order to expand the Society’s involvement in rangeland activities. The Society for Range Management Endowment Fund was expressly established in 1982 to underwrite a strong financial position for the Society. It is a vital element in continuing to achieve the established goal and ideals of the Society – conservation, development and sound management of rangelands worldwide. The Endowment Fund serves both the immediate and future needs of SRM.
Contributions to the Endowment Fund go entirely to the corpus of the fund. The Endowment Fund is unrestricted, which requires that the corpus remains intact and that only its earnings may be expended. Thus, contributions to the Endowment Fund support activities now but also into the future. In 2016 the corpus of the Endowment Fund exceeded $880,000 and contributed $22,000 to SRM’s operation and projects.
Contributions can be made by credit card by going to the donation page or by sending a check made out to:
Society for Range Management
100 N 27th Street, Suite 600D
Billings, MT 59101
100 N 27th Street, Suite 600D
Billings, MT 59101
To Donate:
Call the SRM Business Office at (303) 986-3309
Legacy Giving
If you would like to make a legacy gift to the SRM Endowment Fund, please contact the SRM Executive Vice President. You can also make significant contributions to the future of SRM through legacy giving. You have devoted your time, your energy and your heart to perpetuate and advance the programs of SRM. Your personal interest and dedication can be directly sustained through the giving of property and/or other assets to the SRM Endowment Fund.
If you would like to make a legacy gift to the SRM Endowment Fund, please contact the SRM Executive Vice President. You can also make significant contributions to the future of SRM through legacy giving. You have devoted your time, your energy and your heart to perpetuate and advance the programs of SRM. Your personal interest and dedication can be directly sustained through the giving of property and/or other assets to the SRM Endowment Fund.
No document expresses a person’s appreciation of life more deliberately than his will. By your will, you can provide for the person closest to you and for the causes in which you are most interested.
A bequest to SRM would benefit many future generations by providing the Society with the means of furthering, in perpetuity, those conservation objectives to which you have devoted such an important part of your life.
You can define the extent of a bequest in your will by A) stating a dollar amount, B) designating property you wish to give to SRM, or C) bequeathing to SRM what remains after the rest of the will has been carried out.
The simplest way to make a gift to SRM is to write a check. The full amount qualifies as a gift tax deduction and will come from the top of your income — the part which would be taxed most heavily. Further, your gift immediately starts doing the good you intend.
The ceiling on your income tax charitable deduction is now 50% of gross adjusted income for gifts to qualified charitable institutions, such as SRM.
The gift during the donor’s lifetime will often give rise to more favorable tax consequences than a gift made by will. A deduction against income usually frees Endowment Fund giving options 4 more money than a deduction from a decedent’s estate. The donor’s taxable estate upon his death will be less because of the gift.
Another important way to make a substantial gift is by giving SRM land or securities. If there has been appreciation in value, you pay no capital gains tax and you can also save a sizable amount on your federal income tax for one or more years.
An alternative is to sell appreciated assets to SRM for what they cost you. Your gift is the difference between your cost and the current market value. Such a gift qualifies for a charitable gift deduction and you also realize a reduction in capital gains tax.
You can take out a life insurance policy on your life (or reassign an old policy which has served its original purpose) and irrevocably designate the SRM as owner and beneficiary of the policy.
The value of the policy as of the gift date is deductible from your income tax for that year. Any premiums subsequently paid on the policy are deductible in the years in which they are paid. The proceeds from the policy will not be a part of your taxable estate.
When you contribute a life insurance policy, you are not obligated to continue paying premiums. If you discontinue SRM may either continue paying the premiums or surrender the policy for its cash value.
You can give a portion of your assets to SRM during your lifetime but retain the income o ruse of these assets for the rest of your life (and if desired, for the rest of your spouse’s life as well). A common method of doing this is by establishing a trust. There are many forms of trusts which can be established to assure income and security for you and your beneficiaries and, at the same time, provide a meaningful gift to SRM.
Your lawyer and financial advisor will be able to devise the trust arrangement which will best meet the desires you have for giving to SRM. Trusts can provide many advantages in income, capital gains, and estate tax savings and in other aspects of estate planning and conservation.
To properly recognize the individuals and organizations who share this deepened concern and commitment to guaranteeing our continuing effective efforts over the long term, honor groups have been formed which we hope will eventually be joined by all our friends and organizations.
Trail Boss Club: Individuals, organizations, and sections who make contributions in excess of $1000 become a member of the Trail Boss Club. Contributions of $10,000 or more will have their photograph displayed on the SRM website.
President’s Club: Individuals, organizations, and sections who make contributions of $100 to $499 become members of the Century Club. Each donor will be appropriately recognized. All contributions are cumulative toward the next highest level. For example, a donor who contributes $10 per year for ten years will become a member of the Century Club.
Special gifts: Memorial gifts and gifts to honor the living are particularly suitable for remembering friends and relatives who’ve shared your deep beliefs in conservation, development, and self-government. Your contributions to the Endowment Fund can be in cash, securities, insurance policies, land bequests or a combination of these. All gifts, whatever the size, are recorded in the permanent record book held by the SRM headquarters.
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