SRM Directors Jeff Goodwin and Karen Hickman As summer comes to a close and we are the doorsteps of fall, many of us have spent the last several months enjoying rangelands across the country in a busy field season. As rangeland professionals who understand the importance and dynamics of ecological processes across…
Read MoreAndrew Briscke, AZSRM President Elect This summer’s Annual Meeting, “Cooperation, Collaboration, and Coalitions” was just that, a productive example of working together. On behalf of the Arizona Section SRM Board and its members I would first like to thank Diablo Trust, Bar T Bar Ranch, Flying M Ranch, guest speakers, USFS, UA and ASU range clubs, Bopper and Robin Cannon, and the AZSRM…
Read MoreArmy Cutworm Outbreak Produced Cheatgrass Die-offs and Defoliated Shrubs in Southwest Idaho in 2014 For this edition of Rangeland News, I would like to highlight a recent Rangelands article by Cindy Salo (Volume 40, Issue 4, August 2018, Pages 99-105) on the relationship between army cutworms and cheatgrass die-off and shrub defoliation in southwestern Idaho…
Read MorePeer Reviews: the life-blood of the scientific process A look at REM Peer Review Guidelines Our goal at Rangeland Ecology and Management (REM) is to help authors make their manuscript the best scientific contribution possible. Peer reviews are the life-blood of the scientific process. The Editorial Board sincerely appreciates everyone for helping with the review process. Here are a few questions you…
Read MoreBy: Clayton Marlow, SRM Vice President Over the past two years the SRM Headquarters office, Executive Vice President and Board of Directors have received an increasing number of requests for signatory support for several things (federal nominees, federal legislation- e.g. the Farm Bill), to join rallies sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, and even to…
Read MoreBy: Eddie Alford, SRM Director Hello SRM Members. Most of you have been involved with, or discussed, the position our organization should take on issues and management decisions related to the management of our rangelands. One side would involve SRM taking on an advocacy role and basically taking a position of supporting or not…
Read MoreCourtesy of The Forestry Source (SAF), April 2018 What Is Rangeland? A Q&A with Barry Irving SAF and SRM Sign a Memorandum of Agreement By Andrea Watts At the SAF Board meeting held on March 18, the Board of Directors approved a memorandum of agreement between SAF and the Society…
Read MoreCurtis Talbot, SRM Director On a wall near my desk hangs a paper snowflake. It’s really not much to look at as far as fashionable art goes, but it is one of my treasured keepsakes from the year I spent in Iraq. During the Christmas season of 2005, my National Guard unit was the recipient…
Read MoreRangeland Ecology and Management (REM), January 2018 Editor’s Choice Award: Weather-Centric Rangeland Revegetation Planning Stuart Hardegree, John Abatzoglou, Mark Brunson, Matt Germino, Katherine Hegewisch, Corey Moffet, David Pilliod, Bruce Roundy, Alex Boehm, and Gwendwr Meredith Rangelands encompass 40% of the Earth’s land surface. Arid and semi-arid ecosystems provide goods and services that support almost 3 billion people. About 1/3 of the world’s population depend directly on arid rangelands for…
Read MoreLeona Rittenhouse, a life and family member of SRM, passed March 26, 2018, from a malignant brain tumor. Leona was a regular at SRM National meetings. She was known for her love, caring, fast-paced shopping and love for traveling. Friends, faith and family were always the center of her world. She…
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