SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: WERA_OLD40 : Rangeland Ecological Research and Assessment
- Period Covered: 10/01/2000 to 10/01/2001
- Date of Report: 10/24/2001
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/17/2001 to 10/19/2001
Participants
Smith, Mike (pearl@uwyo.edu) - Wyoming; Tueller, Paul (ptt&unr.edu) - Nevada; West, Neil (new369@cc.usu.edu) - Utah; Pyke, David (pyked@fsl.orst.edu)- USGS; McDaniel, Kirk (kmcdanie@nmsu.edu)- New Mexico; Krueger, Bill (William.C.Krueger@orst.edu)- Oregon; Heitschmidt, Rod (rod@larrl.ars.usda.gov)- ARS; Jacobs, Jim Administrative Advisor (aes@uwyo.edu)- Wyoming
As part of the annual meeting of WCC-40, several committee members attended the "Ecological Site Description Symposium." The symposium was sponsored by the New Mexico Section of the Society of Range Management. WCC-40 passed a resolution commending all the New Mexico
participants for their collaboration in improving Ecological Site Descriptions. Joel Brown attended part of the WCC-40 meeting and thanked committee members for attending the Ecological Site Description Symposium. He also discussed the NRCS range handbook and
invited the committee to provide feedback.
State reports were given at the meeting and are summarized in the minutes. Allan Torell, representing WCC-55, attended part of WCC-40‘s meeting. He reported on the activities of WCC-55 and the Policy Analysis Center for Public Lands. WCC-55 will be meeting in San
Antonio in October 2002 and it was decided that WCC-40 would meet jointly with WCC-55 next year.
There is some concern regarding committee members and their commitment to WCC-40. It was suggested that the Administrative Advisor contact committee members who did not attend the meeting to determine their desire to continue with the committee. In terms of a representative
from NRCS and BLM, it was determined that Larry Butler from NRCS and Tim Reuwsaat from BLM would be contacted requesting a representative to WCC-40 from their agencies.
There was considerable discussion on various reports being done on the condition of grazing land and the impacts of cattle gazing. Specific reports mentioned were the Rangeland Environmental Assessment Report (REAP), the Heinz Center Report, and the Yellowstone Report. The Heinz Center Report is being reviewed by Neil West. Neil will send copies of the Heinz report to WCC-40 members and they will provide comments on the report to Neil. It was decided that the Yellowstone report should be looked at by WCC-40 but no specific assignments were made. It was decided the WCC-40 would organize a symposium for the SRM meetings to
be held in Casper, Wyoming in February 2003. The topic of the proposed symposium is "Putting Monitoring Information to Work." In preparation for that symposium, the proposed papers will be presented as part of WCC-40‘s October 2002 annual meeting in San Antonio, TX.
The elected officers for WCC-40 will be:
Chairperson: David Pyke
Vice-chair & Secretary: Steve Bunting
Local arrangements: Wayne Hamilton
participants for their collaboration in improving Ecological Site Descriptions. Joel Brown attended part of the WCC-40 meeting and thanked committee members for attending the Ecological Site Description Symposium. He also discussed the NRCS range handbook and
invited the committee to provide feedback.
State reports were given at the meeting and are summarized in the minutes. Allan Torell, representing WCC-55, attended part of WCC-40‘s meeting. He reported on the activities of WCC-55 and the Policy Analysis Center for Public Lands. WCC-55 will be meeting in San
Antonio in October 2002 and it was decided that WCC-40 would meet jointly with WCC-55 next year.
There is some concern regarding committee members and their commitment to WCC-40. It was suggested that the Administrative Advisor contact committee members who did not attend the meeting to determine their desire to continue with the committee. In terms of a representative
from NRCS and BLM, it was determined that Larry Butler from NRCS and Tim Reuwsaat from BLM would be contacted requesting a representative to WCC-40 from their agencies.
There was considerable discussion on various reports being done on the condition of grazing land and the impacts of cattle gazing. Specific reports mentioned were the Rangeland Environmental Assessment Report (REAP), the Heinz Center Report, and the Yellowstone Report. The Heinz Center Report is being reviewed by Neil West. Neil will send copies of the Heinz report to WCC-40 members and they will provide comments on the report to Neil. It was decided that the Yellowstone report should be looked at by WCC-40 but no specific assignments were made. It was decided the WCC-40 would organize a symposium for the SRM meetings to
be held in Casper, Wyoming in February 2003. The topic of the proposed symposium is "Putting Monitoring Information to Work." In preparation for that symposium, the proposed papers will be presented as part of WCC-40‘s October 2002 annual meeting in San Antonio, TX.
The elected officers for WCC-40 will be:
Chairperson: David Pyke
Vice-chair & Secretary: Steve Bunting
Local arrangements: Wayne Hamilton
[Minutes]
Accomplishments
During this past year WCC-40 prepared and had approved a petition for renewal for the period October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2006. Committee members have been actively involved in rangeland monitoring and reviewing reports on rangeland conditions.