SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: W192 : Rural Communities and Public Lands in the West: Impacts and Alternatives
Period Covered: 01/01/2003 to 12/01/2003
Date of Report: 12/09/2003
Annual Meeting Dates: 12/09/2003 to 12/10/2003

Neil Rimbey, Univ. of Idaho, W-192 Chairman, Andy Siedel, Colorado State University, Tom Harris, University of Nevada, Tim Darden, New Mexico, Dept. of Agriculture, John Tanaka, Oregon State Univ., Allen Torell, New Mexico State, JD Wulfhorst, University of Idaho, and E. Tom Bartlett, Retired. Active members unable to attend: Tex Taylor, University of Wyoming, W-192 Secretary, Don Snyder, Utah State Univ., Admin. Advisor, E. Bruce Godfrey, Utah State University, and Larry VanTassell, University of Idaho

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

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[Minutes]

Accomplishments

This research committee has had some difficulty in sustaining its efforts due to changes in personnel and changes in the manner in which the western deans and directors have viewed one of the objectives associated with the project. Still, there have been some accomplishments. A proposal has been written for submission to the BLM and FS Joint Fire Science Program. A large multi-disciplinary project addressing fire danger in the Great Basin is underway. Another proposal dealing with ranch-level analysis, regional analysis, environmental values, and social impacts of fire and control alternatives on cheatgrass and juniper infested rangelands is also in preparation. The Policy Analysis Center for Western Public Lands (PACWPL) (Objective 4 of W-192) released a report on the sage grouse and how that population might be maintained. In addition, there have been numerous ranch and regional policy models developed (i.e., input-output, computable general equilibrium (CGE), and various linear programming models.

Impacts

The first scientific analysis of the sage grouse population and potential ways to stop its decline was produced and made available to decision-makers.
Impacts of proposed changed in public land policy have been estimated for a number of states in the west using various models.
Hedonic models of ranch sales have been developed showing the values intrinsic to ranching as opposed to those associated with ranch livestock production.

Publications

Bartlett, E. Tom, L. Allen Torell, Neil R. Rimbey, Larry W. VanTassell and Daniel W. McCollum. 2002. Valuing grazing use on public land. J. Range Manage. 55(5):426-438. Gentner, Bradley J., and John A. Tanaka. 2002. Classifying public land grazing permittees. J. Range Manage. 55:2-11. Harris, Thomas R., C.K. Seung, T. Darden, and W. Riggs. 2003. Rangeland fires in northern Nevada: An application of computable general equilibrium modeling.? Western Forum, Vol. 1, No. 2:3-10 (published February 2003). McLeod, D., Coupal, R., Seidl, A., Inman, K. and Taylor, D. 2003. Opportunities and challenges for land use research and outreach in the Intermountain West. Journal of Extension. 41:5. Porath, M.L., P.A. Momont, T. DelCurto, N.R. Rimbey, J.A. Tanaka and M. McInnis. 2002. Off-stream water and trace mineral salt as management strategies for improved cattle distribution. Journal An. Sci. 80(2) 346-356. Stillings, A.M, J.A. Tanaka, N.R. Rimbey, T. DelCurto, P.A. Momont, M.L Porath. 2003. Economic implications of off-stream water developments to improve riparian grazing. J. Range Manage. 56:418-424. abstract available at: http://uvalde.tamu.edu/jrm/Sep03/stillings.htm Torell, L.A., N.R. Rimbey, L.W. Van Tassell, J.A. Tanaka, and E.T. Bartlett. 2003. An evaluation of the federal grazing fee formula. J. Range Manage. 56:577-584 A. Gonzalez-Caban, J. Loomis, D. Griffin, E. Wu, D. McCollum, J. McKeever and D. Freeman. 2003. Economic value of big game habitat production from natural and prescribed fire. Research Paper PSW-RP-249, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service. Tanaka, J., L.A. Torell, L.V. Swanson, M. Brunson, D. McCollum, and H.T. Heintz. 2003. Indicators for Maintenance and Enhancement of Multiple Economic and Social Benefits to Current and Future Generations. pp. V:1-28. In: J.E. Mitchell (ed.), Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Rangelands: A First Approximation Report, Sustainable Rangeland Roundtable, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Exp. Sta., Available online at http://sustainablerangelands.cnr.colostate.edu/2003Report/2003Report.htm. Tanaka, J.A., L.A. Torell, M. Brunson, and E.T. Bartlett. 2003. Sustainable Rangelands: Indicators of Socio-economic Benefits. African J. of Range & Forage Science 20(2):222-226. VII International Rangeland Congress, Session A3, Available online at http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/rgi/irc2003/ c5/volunteer.htm. Tanaka, J.A., L.A. Torell, M. Brunson, and E.T. Bartlett. 2003. Sustainable Rangelands: Indicators of Socio-economic Benefits. Poster Presentation, VII International Rangeland Congress, Session C5, Durban, South Africa. Torell, L.A. N. R. Rimbey, O.A. Ramirez, and D.W. McCollum. 2003. New Faces and the Changing Value of Rangeland. WCC55/WCC40 Joint Annual meeting, Reno, NV. Oct. 6, 2003. Torell, L.A. N. R. Rimbey, O.A. Ramirez, and D.W. McCollum. 2003. New Faces and the Changing Value of Rangeland. Univ. of Idaho, Cooperative Ext. Service Meeting, Caldwell, ID. Oct. 30, 2003. Torell, L.A. and D.M. Briggs. 2003. RANVAL: A Hedonic Ranch Valuation Model. Farm Credit of NM's Summer Credit Meeting, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. May 9, 2003. Rimbey, N.R., L.A. Torell, J. Tanaka, T. Darden, L.W. Van Tassell, and A. Harp. 2003. Sage Grouse Recovery: Estimating the Economic Impacts. New Mexico Section Annual SRM meeting, Albuquerque, NM. Jan. 21-23, 2003. Tanaka, J.A., L.A. Torell, M. Brunson, and E.T. Bartlett. 2003. Sustainable Rangelands: Indicators of Socio-economic Benefits. VII International Rangeland Congress, Durban, South Africa, Session A3, Available online at http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/rgi/irc2003/c5/volunteer.htm. July 26-31, 2003. Rimbey, N.R. and L.A. Torell. 2003. Ranch Value Projects: NMSU and UI. District II Beef Advisory Group, Caldwell, ID. Nov 21, 2003. Rimbey, N.R., J.D. Wulfhorst and T.D. Darden. 2003. Owyhee County Social and Economic Update. Presented to the Owyhee County Commission. November 3, 2003. Murphy, ID.

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