RangeFlash
In This Issue
Annual Meeting Announcements
ESD Workshop Information
Submit Award Nominations
Student Conclave Newsletter Now Available
VGS User Group & Seminar
Join YPC at the Annual Meeting
Position Announcement: Ag Research Manager
Position Announcement: Range Ecologist
SRM Section Meetings
Other Events of Interest
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 Annual Meeting:
From Dusty Trails to Waning Wetlands



February 8-13, 2014
Orlando, FL

  

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TV Series will air every Tuesday at 7pm ET, 6pm CT, 5pm MT, and 4pm PT on RFD-TV. 

 

  It will repeat every Wednesday at 9am ET, 8am CT, 7am, MT, and 6am PT



You can check out the series at www.outontheland.com

Information on Rangeland Careers and Courses

 

USDA-NRCS Webinars Available & Offering SRM Continuing Education Credit (CEUs)

The webinar listing grows daily, so check the site regularly for new entries!

http://conservationwebinars.net/


RangeFlash - Feb. 5, 2014

IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

Pre-registration has now ended! 
 All remaining registration must occur on-site including purchase of tour, dinner bus, and SRM Gala tickets.  Please purchase event tickets as soon as you arrive as the Disney Wilderness Preserve tour is sold out and several others are close to being sold out. 
 

LAST CALL: If you have not made your hotel reservation, please do so immediately, the Caribe is no longer holding rooms for our group so once they are gone you will have to find other accommodations.

 

Mobile App Now Live! Download the conference mobile app to get all the latest changes and updates to the program. Go to the App store for Apple devices and Google Play for Android devices and search for "SRM Orlando 2014" and download the app! 

 
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Be sure to follow us on Twitter to keep up with all the news at the SRM Meeting! You can link to Twitter directly through the SRM mobile app.
 
Volunteers Needed: 
  • We are in need of 3 volunteers on Wednesday at 2 pm and after the SRM Gala to be stage hands for The Bellamy Brothers and help set up and tear down,  volunteers must be strong and able-bodied.
  • We also need several more volunteers to help out at registration.
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Marilyn Samuel, if interested at flsrm@embarqmail.com.
 
Tour Information: 
  • Tour registrants for the Disney Wilderness Preserve Tour must meet at 8:15 am Saturday near the South Grand Sierra Registration Desk.
  • We need more folks to register for the Kennedy Space Center and Orlando Brewery Tours!  Please consider registering for one of these tours at on-site registration upon your arrival.

DISCLAIMER:

On-site registrants are not guaranteed complimentary registration items (conference bag and clipboard).

Live Streaming Access to ESD Workshops - Orlando 2014

 

This year, in a joint effort with our federal agency partners, the ESD Workshop series currently scheduled at Orlando will be available for live-streaming access as well as archived access for use at a later date over the course of the year.

 

This means that even if a trip to Orlando isn't in your near future, you won't have to miss out on the trainings, CEUs, and information that will be included through these workshops.  Whether you can set aside time to gather folks in your office to watch the workshops live or simply take some time out of your day over the next few months to view them on your own, this is an opportunity we are excited to be able to present.

 

Of particular note, 3 ESD Workshops have been approved for 4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and one is approved for 2 ฝ CEUS.  If you take the course online-be sure to input your contact information--as that is how we will communicate and ensure that you receive your well-earned units.

 

Given the immense support from our federal agency partners, we will be able to offer COMPLIMENTARY seats to those agency employees who wish to view the workshops LIVE.  There is a limited number of seats available for the live-streaming portion of this effort, so be sure and sign-up TODAY!  There are 500 "seats" available for the live-streaming of each workshops, first come, first serve-don't miss out!

 

If you aren't able to participate live, don't worry.  Following the Annual Meeting, each workshop will be available for you to watch as your time allows and the same CEUs will still be offered.  These recorded sessions will have a nominal fee, please be on the lookout for this information in the coming months.

 

Registration is mandatory for these events. Please use the following URL to register for this event:

 

Web Link for Registration: http://rangemanagement.omnovia.com/register

 

Once there, you will log-in with your information.  Be aware, there is a cap on the number of those who can take part in this effort live, the first 500 will get access-so sign-up fast!  The archived access which is available after the workshops have taken place does not have a cap or limit, so don't worry-you won't miss out if you aren't able to watch them live.

 

Make a note in your calendars as to which workshops you'd like to either watch live or bookmark for later use:

  • Monday, Feb. 10th: 1:00-5:00pm EST-- ESD Workshop: ESD Uses and Users
  • Tuesday, Feb. 11th: 1:00-5:00pm EST-- ESD Workshop: Unifying Concepts for Riparian Ecological Sites
  • Wednesday, Feb. 12th: 8:00-Noon EST-- Emerging Technologies for ESD Development
  • Wednesday, Feb. 12th: 1:00-5:00pm EST-- Integrating Ecological Sites into a Spatial Hierarchy to Improve Predictions

If you have any questions regarding the live-streaming, archived access, log-in/registration information or this effort in general, please email SRM Washington, D.C. Liaison Kelly Fogarty at kelly@wssdc.com.

 

Submit Award Nominations for the 2015 Annual Meeting by April 30, 2014! 

  

The Awards Committee will be accepting nominations until April 30, 2014 for Honor Awards to be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting in Sacramento, California.

 

Visit http://www.rangelands.org/awards/ for detailed descriptions of all award categories as well as information and instructions on the award nomination process (Instructions to Nominators, Award Nomination Form).  

 

Electronic submissions can be made directly to Vicky Trujillo (vtrujillo@rangelands.org).  

Hardcopy submissions can be made to:
Awards Nominations
Society for Range Management
6901 S Pierce St Ste 225
Littleton, CO  80128

 

Hard copies of the instructions and format for nominations are available from Vicky Trujillo at: vtrujillo@rangelands.org, Phone:  303-986-3309, FAX:  303-986-3892. If you have specific questions regarding the nomination process, please contact the Awards Committee Chair, Jim Waggoner, at jwags@uwyo.edu or by phone at 307-766-2365. Thank you for taking the time and effort to nominate deserving individuals and groups for an SRM Honor Award!   

SRM Student Conclave Newsletter Now Available!
 

The latest SRM Student Conclave Newsletter is now available -http://www.rangelands.org/studentconclave/01-14-student-conclave-newsletter.pdf

 

Going to Orlando?
VGS User Group & Seminar 

 

VGS= Vegetation/GIS data System

(Free tablet/PC software for field sampling and data management)

 

ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญSneak peek at new VGS Version 4.0

Launch of new support web site

Demos, tips & tricks, feedback

 

Users and anyone interested are welcome

Hosted by the University of Arizona and USDA Forest Service

 

Tuesday (2/11/2014) 1:00pm - 3:00pm (Drop in any time)

Meeting Room - Bonaire 6

 

Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors!

 

Organizations, government agencies, international bodies and students are invited to become supporting partners in hosting the Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Technical Training and Trade Show. 

 

SRM brings together a diverse international and national audience of approximately 1,000 range management scientists, students and practitioners to address challenges and share information about restoration projects, programs, and research from across the globe - North & South America, Africa, Australia, Asia & Europe.

 

Click here for more info information about Sponsorships and click here for more information about becoming an Exhibitor.

 

Join the Young Professionals Conclave at the 201 SRM Annual Meeting    

 

The Young Professional Conclave invites all young professional to join us at the 2014 SRM Annual Meeting for the following YPC events!

  • The YPC Social, Monday, Feb. 10th at 7:30 pm at Frankie Farrell's Irish Pub. Meet at registration at 7 pm to join the group for the walk to the pub.
  • The YPC Business Meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 11th @ 10:30 am. Join us for our annual meeting, presentations, and elections for the YPC Board in Boca Room 5.
Don't forget to get your SRM 2014 Wild Rag while supplies last at the YPC table at registration. This year's commemorative wild rag is a beautiful blue silk with brands from the Southern and Florida SRM Sections. Only $30, but with a very limited supply so hurry!

    

Position Announcement: Ag Research Manager / Specialist, Natural Resource Management, SDSU, Rapid City, SD

 

The SDSU West River Ag Center in Rapid City, SD, is looking to hire an Ag Research Manager/Specialist in Natural Resource Management. $14.76- $18.45/hour, depending upon qualifications, plus benefits.  This position is grant-funded through 2016; continuation beyond 2016 contingent upon additional funding.  Collaborate within a team of Range Science and Animal Science faculty, staff, and graduate students to conduct vegetation and livestock research activities in a multi-state project, including vegetation sampling; livestock behavior monitoring; cattle nutrition sampling; accurate data collection, entry, and proofing; writing reports; supervising  data collection crews, and maintaining equipment and facilities.  Position is located in western South Dakota and based out of the SDSU West River Ag Center in Rapid City, SD.  Considerable time will be spent at the study area near McLaughlin, SD, located 40 miles NW of Mobridge, SD on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.  Travel is required.  Interpersonal, organizational and strong critical thinking skills are required.  Bachelor's degree in Range Science, Animal Science, or closely related field preferred.   Plant identification skills, GPS and GIS experience, and 1 or more years related experience preferred. Valid South Dakota driver's license is required.  Possession of or ability to obtain a SD Commercial Pesticide Applicator's License is required.  Opportunity available to pursue advanced degree concurrent with employment.

 

Application Deadline: Feb. 28, 2014                                        

Position Announcement: Range Ecologist, Fort Hays State University  

 

Full time 9-month tenure-track biologist with specialization in range ecology. Appointment date: August 2014.

 

Position requires teaching Range Management, Plant Taxonomy, plus other courses in the Range Management program, potentially including relevant plant identification courses. Minimal qualifications include an earned Ph.D. in biology, range ecology, or an appropriate subdiscipline (ABD will be considered for well-qualified applicants).


Contact:
Dr. Brian R. Maricle, phone: 785-628-5367, fax: 785-628-4153, email: brmaricle@fhsu.eduCheck Details at: http://www.fhsu.edu/positions/

 

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Colorado State University
Master's Degree
  

Advance your career with a master's degree from one of the nation's leaders in rangeland education.

As a Colorado State University OnlinePlus student, you'll receive the same quality instruction, from the same expert faculty, carrying the same esteemed CSU reputation, as an on-campus student receives - all delivered through online presentations and lectures. Learn more about our Integrated Resources Management master's program at www.csurangeland.com.

 

SRM Section Meetings
  

North Central Section Website: 

 

Kansas Natural Resources Conference

(and KS Section Meeting - BOD Meeting: Jan. 30, 4:30PM)  

Jan. 30-31, 2014
Wichita, KS

 

OK Section Joint w/the OK Chapter of The Wildlife Society

Jan. 30-31, 2014

 

Northern Great Plains Section Meeting 

Feb. 11, 2014 at 4 PM

Orlando, FL @ SRM Annual Meeting

Other Events of Interest 

   

Ecology & Management of Grazing - Online Course

More Information 

    
NAIPSC Webinar Series

More Information  


Whole Ranch Planning and Grass-fed Applications

Southwest Grass-fed Livestock Alliance

Sept. 13, 2013 to May 24, 2014 

Saguache, Colorado Springs, Denver and Durango, CO 

More Information   

 

2014 Tamarisk Coalition's Research and Management Conference

Feb. 18-20, 2014

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO 
More Information 
 

  

Jornada Field Botany Workshops
*  Tuesday, March 4, 2014 (White Sands National Monument with David Bustos)
*  Tuesday May 13, 2014
*  Tuesday July 15, 2014
*  Tuesday September 2, 2014
*  Tuesday November 4, 2014
To register or for inquiries, email Kirsten Romig at 
kirromig @nmsu.edu or call 575-528-9337


60th Anniversary of the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed

March 6-7, 2014 

Contact Phil for more information:  Phil.Heilman@ARS.USDA.GOV

 

Cool-Season Invasive Grasses in the Northern Great Plains

Tuesday March 18 - Wednesday March 19, 2014

The Holiday Inn in Fargo, ND (3803 13th Ave S)

More Information 

 

Ranching and a West That Works
April 24-25, 2014
Lory Student Center Theater - CSU

Earn 9 CEU's (Continuing Education Credits) from the SRM
RSVP to
Kellie.Clark@colostate.edu  
More Information

 

Sagebrush Steppe:  

A Rangeland Management Event Out On the Range!

April 24-27, 2014

Eastern Oregon Ag Research Center
More Information  

  

2014 SWCS Meeting

July 27-30, 2014
Chicago IL

Call for Presentations coming soon!!!

  

Collaborative Restoration:
From Community Efforts to Landscape Scale
October 6 - 10, 2014
Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, Oregon

PROPOSALS DUE JAN. 31, 2014  

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