It’s hard to believe it’s been only two months since so many of us were together at the 2020 SRM Annual Meeting in Denver. It was a great meeting; kudos to the Colorado and Wyoming Sections for their hard work and leadership! They implemented several new strategies in the meeting…
Read MoreI'm sure you all have heard this over and over, but we are in unprecedented times… globally. I think we have all lived through challenges and difficulties throughout our lives, but never have we dealt with such a global pandemic of this magnitude. I hope and pray this finds you…
Read MoreBy: Barry Perryman, SRM Director In late September and early October of 2019, SRM members Brad Shultz, Eric Thacker, and myself were invited to Samarkand State University in Uzbekistan for the purpose of spreading the profession of rangeland ecology and management. In April of 2019, Uzbekistan lawmakers passed their equivalent…
Read MoreBy: John Buckhouse, SRM Past President (1997) & PNW Section Past President (1990) The story of the Pacific Northwest Section (PNW) of the Society for Range Management is a story of devotion to rangelands, dedicated men and women in the region, outstanding natural features germane to the geography and geology of the…
Read MoreBy: Jeff Goodwin, SRM Director Three years ago, I became a Director for the Society for Range Management. Today I reflect on not just the past three years, but my path with SRM. I have been a member for twenty five years. However, I have spent the last eleven consecutive years…
Read MoreBy: Karen Hickman, SRM Director When I wrote my SRM Board of Directors Candidate statement just over three years ago, I emphasized my interest in continuing the strong history that SRM has in student activities. That following year Director Jeff Goodwin and I, the new Board members, wrote a newsletter…
Read MoreBy: Clayton Marlow, SRM President As my tenure as President draws to a close, I want to take a moment to recognize the unseen contributions made by SRM staff members Vicky Trujillo, Kelly Fogarty, Mary Jo Foley-Birrenkott, Amanda Miller, Lia Biondo and Jess Peterson to the mission of the Society.…
Read MoreHappy Holidays to all our great Society for Range Management members! We want to take a moment to offer our sincere gratitude for your generous support and passionate commitment to SRM and rangeland management this past year. Whether you are a long-time supporter or recent addition to the SRM family,…
Read MoreBy Roger Sheley and Allison Grove Editor in Chief and REM Assistant Editor, REM Hypothetically Speaking Research manuscripts have a standard format for presenting data that most writers follow. It is surprising, however, that many authors do not include a clearly written hypothesis. A hypothesis is the foundation of a research…
Read MoreJuly 11, 1921 - August 18, 2019 By Meg Smith, SRM Member Was there ever another like Bob Ross? The consummate rangeman who, on a road trip to Alberta at age 90, had a commentary on nearly every ranch and farm we drove past. The soils, the plants, the landscape, the…
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