For further information contact  Joe Wagner jawagner@ca.blm.gov.

Sunday, February 18
Aston Keauhou Beach -Kahaluu II

Utilizing the World Wide Web to Inform, Educate, and Market In the 21st Century

Organized by Mitch Flanagan, for the SRM Information and Education Committee, and the Technology Transfer Committee

 (6 CEU’s available for the workshop)

10:00-12:00 So You Want to Build a Web Page? John A. Tanaka, Eastern Oregon Ag. Res. Center, Union Station, P.O. Box E, Union, OR 97883, and Ann F. Tanaka, ProAxis Communications, Inc., 873 NW Grant Ave., Corvallis, OR 97330.  This session will take you through the basics of building your own site and putting it on the internet.

1:00-3:00 Teaching Rangeland Education in the Online Environment. Chuck Butterfield, Burkhiser Technology Center, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE 69337. This session will explore topics such as; how online learning is different from classroom learning, who our audiences will and can be, as instructors what do our paradigm shifts need to be, how can we take advantage of the web to enhance learning for our students.

3:00-3:30 Electronic Publishing. Keith Owens, Chair, Taskforce on Electronic Publishing, Texas A&M University. Update on activities of the Taskforce.

3:30-4:00 Update on Information and Education Committee & Wrap-up. Jeff Powell, Chairman, Information and Education Committee; and Amy Ganguli, I&E Committee.

 

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Monday, February 19
Aston Keauhou Beach-Kahaluu II
Ecosystem Simplification: Or Why A Patchwork Quilt Is More Valuable Than A Burlap Sack
Organized by Carolyn Sieg, USDA-Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research StationSponsored by: SRM, The Nature Conservancy, and The Ecological Society of America

(4 CEU’s available for the workshop)

1:00-1:30  The Hows and Whys of Ecosystem Complexity and Simplification. Jim MacMahon, Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5305.

1:30-2:00 Land Use Change and Ecosystem Simplification. David M. Theobald, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80521.

2:00-2:30 Ecosystem Simplification and Ecological Processes: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.  Steve Archer and T. W. Boutton, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843-2126; and K.A. Hibbard, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824.

2:30-3:00 Biotic Homogenization: the Loss of Diversity Through Invasion and Extinction. Julie L. Lockwood, Univ. of Calif., Santa Cruz.

3:00-3:15 Break 

3:15-3:45 Mitigation and Adaptation to Manage for Global and Land Use Change. Joel R. Brown, USDA Natural Resources Cons. Service, Jornada Experimental Range, PO Box 30003 MSC 3JER, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces NM 88003-0003.

3:45-4:30 Managing for Ecosystem Heterogeneity and Resource Use. John Bryant, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Emeritus; and Bob Budd, The Nature Conservancy, Red Canyon Ranch.

4:30-5:00 Discussion 

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Monday, February 19
Aston Keauhou Beach-Kahaluu III

(4 CEU’s available for the workshop)

1:00-1:30 Population Dynamics of Sage Grouse. Michael A. Schroeder, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Bridgeport, WA 98813.

 

1:30-2:00 The Importance of Herbaceous Vegetation to Female Sage Grouse During the Reproductive Period. John A. Crawford, Game Bird Res. Program, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Nash 104, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-3803.

2:00-2:30 Sage Grouse Reproductive Ecology and Habitat Associations: Applications to Management. Michael A. Gregg, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sheldon-Hart Mountain Refuges, Lakeview, OR 97630.

2:30-3:00 Role of Fire Across Sage Grouse Habitat. Rick F. Miller, Prof. of Range Ecology, Oregon State Univ., Burns, OR 97720.

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 Influence of Livestock Grazing on Sage Grouse Habitat. Jeff Mosley, Montana State University.

3:45-4:15 Advantages and Disadvantages of 2,4-D and Tebuthiuron for Control of Big Sagebrush in Wyoming. Tom D. Whitson, Coop. Ext. Service, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and Richard A. Olson, Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Mgt. Dept., Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. 82071-3354.

4:15-4:45 Landscape Ecology Issues in Sagegrouse Management. Neil E. West, Utah State Univ., Rangeland Resources Dept. Logan, UT 84321-5230.

 

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Tuesday February 20
Royal Kona-Alii Surf Room

 

8:00-8:30 The Evolution of U. S. Federal Wildland Fire Policy from Full Suppression to Proactive Management. Tim Hartzell, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C.

8:30-9:30 Foraging With Fire, Ranching With Fire: Tools of the Trade. Henry T. Lewis, Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB., T6G 2H4.

9:30-10:00 Break
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10:00-10:30 A Restorative Paradigm for Fire Management. Eric S. Higgs, Secretary, Society for Ecological Restoration, and Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H4.

10:30-11:30 Northern Prairie Ecosystems: Principles of Ecosystem Restoration Utilizing Fire. Arthur W. Bailey, Edward W. Bork, and Barry D. Irving, AFNS, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB., Canada, T6G 2P5.

11:30-1:00 Lunch.

1:00-1:30 Prescribed Burning and Ecosystem Restoration in Western Canada.  Michael C. Feller, Forest Sciences Dept., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z4.

1:30-2:00 Role of Fire in Restoring Biodiversity and Landscape Function in Semi-Arid Rangelands of Eastern Australia.  James C. Noble, CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.

2:00-2:30 Prescribed Fire for Restoring Longleaf Pine Woodlands and Savannas. Joan L. Walker, USDA-Forest Service Southern Res. Station, Clemson, SC 29634; and Brian P. van Eerden, The Nature Conservancy, Chesapeake, VA 23320.

2:30-3:00 Prescribed Fire as a Restorative Tool in Dry Site Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Southwest. Stephen S. Sackett, , USDA-Forest Service, Forest Fire Laboratory, Riverside, CA 92507.

3:00-3:30 Break.

3:30-4:00 Fire in Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands. Paul B. Drewa, Debra P. C. Peters, and Kris M. Havstad, USDA-ARS Jornada Exp. Range, Las Cruces, NM.

4:00-4:30 Prescribed Fire as a Restoration and Conservation Tool in Great Plains Grasslands. David M. Engle, Plant and Soil Sciences Dept., 368 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK  74078
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4:30-5:00 Fire in the Great Basin: Restoration Or Degradation? Rick F. Miller, Prof. of Range Ecology, Oregon State Univ., Burns, OR  97720.

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Tuesday, February 20
Aston Keauhou Beach —Kahaluu I

Rangeland Professionals and Society: Future Directions
Organized by Urs P. Kreuter, Texas A&M University, Texas, and Michael P. Schellenberg, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Center, Saskatchewan, Canada.

(5 CEU’s available for the session)

10:00-10:15 Introduction. Urs Krueter, Department of Rangeland Ecology and management, Texas A&M University, Texas.

10:15-10:45 Range Managers and Societal Need. Thad Box, Prof. Emeritus, College of Natural Resources, Utah State Univ.

10:45-11:15 Future Social Changes and Rangeland Use. Mitchel P. McClaran, Univ. of Arizona, School of Renewable Natural Resources; Mark W. Brunson, Utah State Univ., Dept. of Forest Resources; and Lynn Huntsinger, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Dept. of Env. Sci., Policy and Mgt.

11:15-11:30 Break 

11:30-12:00 Water Management: the Range Profession’s Most Compelling Challenge for the 21st Century. Thomas L. Thurow, Renewable Resources Dept., Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071-3354.

12:00-12:30 The Future Role of Range Management Professionals: a Canadian Perspective. Michael Pitt, Faculty of Agric. Sci., Univ. B.C., Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T1Z4; and Arthur Bailey, Dep.AFNS, Univ. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2P5.

12:30-1:30 Lunch 

1:00-1:15 Introduction to the Afternoon Session. Micheal P. Schellenburn, Semiarid Prairie Ag. Research Center, Saskatchewan, Canada.

1:15-1:45 An Analysis of Changes in Rangeland Professionals in Mexico. L. Ortega and F. Rivas, CIRSE-INFAP-SAGAR, Apdo. Postal 100-D Merida, Yuc., Mexico. C.P. 97100.

1:45-2:15 The Role of Range Science: a Southern African Perspective. P. J. K. Zacharias, Faculty of Science and Ag., School of Applied Env. Sciences,Univ. of Natal, Pvt Bag X01 Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209 So. Africa.

2:15-2:30 Break 

2:30-3:00 The Rangeland Profession in Australia: Charting the Way Forward or Lost at Sea? Andrew J. Ash, CSIRO Tropical Ag., Townsville, QLD, Australia.

3:00-3:30 Looking Back to Move Ahead: Integrating Indigenous Nomadic Knowledge into the Modern Range Profession in China. Daniel Miller, private consultant, Washington DC.

3:30-4:15 Wrap-up and Discussion

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Tuesday, February 20
King Kamehameha-Ekolu Room

Land Restoration Success and Sustainability
Organized by Gerald E. Schuman, High Plains Grasslands Research Station, Cheyenne, WY, & sponsored by WCC-21

(4 CEU’s available for the symposium)

1:00-1:20 The Influence of Revegetation Techniques on Long-Term Plant Community Development. Edward F. Redente and Gregory J. Newman, Rangeland Ecosystem Science Dept., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523.

1:20-1:40 Development of Native Plants for Restoration of the Great Basin. Stephen B. Monsen, USDA-FS, Shrub Sciences Lab, Provo, UT 83606.

1:20-2:00 Restoring Degraded or Disturbed Ecosystems Using Alternative State and Threshold Concepts: Dry Meadows as a Case Example. J. C. Chambers, J. M. Wright, P. S. Mebine, and A. R. Linnerooth, USDA-FS, Rocky Mtn. Res. Sta.

2:00-2:20 Revegetation Strategies for Kaho‘olawe Island, Hawai‘i. Steven D. Warren, Center for Ecological Mgt. of Military Lands, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO 80523 1500; Alan D. Ziegler and Thomas W. Giambelluca, Dept. of Geography, 2424 Maile Way, 445 Porteus Hall, Univ. of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, HI 96822; and J. Lyman Perry, Hawai‘i State Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Box 4849, Hilo, HI 96720.

2:20-2:40 Long-Term Effectiveness of Bentonite Mine Spoil Amendment in Aiding Revegetation. Gerald E. Schuman, George F. Vance, and Kevin D. Edinger, USDA-ARS, High Plains Grasslands Res. Stn., Cheyenne, WY 82009 and Dept. Renewable Resources, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071.

2:40-3:00 Break 

3:00-3:20 Altering Successional Trajectories to Achieve Sustainable Restoration Goals for Wildlife Habitat in Alaska. Dot J. Helm, Ag. and Forestry Expt. Sta., Univ. Alaska Fairbanks, Palmer, AK. 

3:20-3:40 Temporal Success of Prescribed Burning for Ecosystem Restoration at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado: Small Mammals and Passerine Birds. Richard A. Olson, Dept. of Renewable Res., Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071; Barry L. Perryman, School of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557; and Stephen Petersburg, Dinosaur National Monument, Dinosaur, CO 81610.

3:40-4:00 Ripping for Restoration of Depleted Rangeland. Darrell N. Ueckert, Joseph L. Petersen, and Keith R. Shaffer, Texas Ag. Expt. Sta., San Angelo, Texas 76901-9714.

4:00-4:20 Establishing Trees in Mine Disturbed Areas Contrasting Low and High Intensity Site Preparation Approaches. John T. Harrington, New Mexico State Univ. Dept. of Agron. & Hort., Mora Res. Ctr., P.O. Box 359, Mora, NM 87732.

4:20-4:40 Project-Scale Comparisons of Seed Mixes for Fire Rehabilitation in the Great Basin. Tyler Thompson and Bruce A. Roundy, Dept. of Botany and Range Science, 401 WIDB, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT 84602; E. Durant McArthur, USDA-FS, Shrub Sciences Laboratory, Provo, UT 84601; Patricia A. Fosse and Harvey D. Gates, Fillmore Field Office, USDI-BLM, Fillmore, UT 84631; James N. Davis, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Shrub Sciences Laboratory, Provo, UT 84601; and Blair Waldron, USDA, Ag. Res. Service, Logan, UT 84322-6300.

4:40-5:00 Discussion 

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Tuesday February 20
King Kamehameha-Ekolu Room

Special Poster Session on Land Restoration Success & Sustainability

(1 CEU  available for the poster session)

Predicting Road Surface Erosion from Military Training at Camp W.G. Williams, Utah. James P. Dobrowolski, Dept. Rangeland Resources, Utah State Univ., Logan 84322-5230; and Brian J. Zalewsky, State of Rhode Island Water Resources, Providence, RI.

Forest Road Construction Technologies to Restore and Maintain Riparian Area Functions. Anthony Edwards, USDA Forest Service, San Dimas Technology & Development Center, and Roy Jemison, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Res. Station,  Albuquerque, NM 87106. 

Utilizing National Weather Service Nexrad (WSR-88D) Precipitation Data for Assessment of Rangeland Revegetation Projects. Stuart P. Hardegree, David H. Levinson, Clayton L. Hanson, and Steven S. Van Vactor, USDA-ARS, Northwest Watershed Res. Center, Boise, ID 83712.

An Assessment of Critical Design Features for Stream Channel Realignment in New Mexico. Roy Jemison, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Res. Station, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation Efforts on the Cerro Grande Fire, New Mexico. Samuel R. Loftin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545.

Ecosystem Restoration at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado: the Success of Prescribed Fire in Maintaining Vegetative Diversity. Barry L. Perryman, School of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Nevada, Reno 89557; Richard A. Olson, Dept. of Renewable Resources, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071; Stephen Petersburg, Dinosaur National Monument NPS, Dinosaur, CO 81610.

Stable Isotope Approaches for Assessing Rangeland and Riparian Ecosystem Function. David G. Williams, The Univ. of Arizona, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.

Two Stage Sampling to Determine Vegetation Status on Reclamation Sites. Benjamin A. Zamora and Roger Chapman, Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6410.

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Tuesday, February 20
Royal Kona-Resolution Room

Invasive Weeds: A Global Rangeland Crisis
Organized by Tom D. Whitson, Cooperative Extension Service, Dept. of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie

8:00-9:00 Weeds of Hawaii and Their Management.  Tim Tunison and Duane Nelson.

9:00-10:00 The Science of Weed Seed Dispersal by Plants. Jodie S. Holt, Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA 92521.

10:00-10:30 Break 

10:30-11:30 Advances in Ecology That Hold Promise for Rangeland Weed Management. Tony J. Svejcar, USDA-ARS, Burns OR; and Roger Sheley, Montana State Univ., Bozeman.

11:30-12:00 Replacing One Ecological Problem With Another and Another? Cathy M. Waters, Ag. Res. Centre, PMB 19, Trangie, NSW, Australia, 2823.

12:00-1:00 Lunch 

1:00-1:30 Human Preceptions About the Impacts of Noxious Weeds.  Glen Secrist.

1:30-2:00 Optimal Allocation of Invasive Species Management Efforts. Mark E. Eiswerth, Dept. of Applied Economics and Statistics, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557.

2:00-2:30 Management of Noxious Weeds on BLM Lands. Hank A. McNeel, USDI-BLM, MSO-923, Billings, MT 59107.

2:30-3:00 Methods of Weed Management in Wyoming for the Past Twenty Years That Have Been Successful and Have Failed. Tom D. Whitson, Coop. Ext. Service, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. 82071-3354.

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Tuesday, February 20
Aston Keauhou Beach-Kahaluu III

RANCHER’S FORUM
AGENDA (in progress)

1:00 p.m. Introduction and Welcome –Joe May, State Grazing Lands Specialist, USDA, NRCS, Kamuela, Hawaii

1:15 p.m. History of Ranching in Hawaii – Dr. William C. Bergen, Hawaii Department of Agriculture

1:45 p.m. The Effect of Climate on Soil Development and Hawaiian Ecosystems – Dr. Chris Smith, State Soil Scientist, USDA, NRCS, Hawaii

2:15 p.m. Characteristics of Hawaiian Forages – Dr. Jim Carpenter, Ruminant Nutritionist, University of Hawaii at Manoa

2:45 p.m. Diversified Enterprises on Hawaiian Ranches – Glen Fukumoto, County Extension Agent for Livestock Programs, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  
3:15 p.m. Shipping Calves to the Mainland – Pono Von Holt, Ponoholo Ranch, Kamuela, HI

3:45 p.m. The Rise of the Grass-Fed Beef Industry in Hawaii – Rick Habein, Habein Livestock Company, Kamuela, Hawaii

4:15 p.m. One Man‘s Hawaiian Style Intensive Grazing – Rich Bader, Hawaii Haylage, Inc., Hilo, Hawaii

4:45 p.m. Close – Joe May

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Wednesday February 21
Aston Keauhou Beach - Kahaluu II

Planning and Implementing Integrated Rangeland, Forage, and Livestock Systems Research for the Northern and Central Great Plains, USA
Sponsor: Ken Vogel & Moderator, Evert Byington

(3CEU’s available for the symposium)

1:00-1:15 Introduction, USDA-ARS Range Program. Evert Byrington
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1:15-1:30 Northern and Central Great Plains Integrated Range and Forage Research - Plans and Implementation. Kenneth P. Vogel, USDA-ARS, 344 Keim Hall, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0910.

1:30-1:50 Tools for Rapid and Accurate Assessment of Rangeland Condition and Its Relationship to Productivity. D. T. Booth, D. Glenn, and B. Keating, USDA-ARS, High Plains Grasslands Res. Station, Cheyenne, WY 82009.

1:50-2:10 Cattle Grazing Intensity and Plant Biodiversity on Shortgrass Steppe After 35 Years. Richard S. Hart, USDA-ARS, High Plains Grassland Res. Station, Cheyenne, WY 82009.

2:10-2:30 Breeding Native and Introduced Grasses and Legumes for Northern Plains Area. Kay H. Asay, USDA-ARS, Forage and Range Res. Lab, Logan, UT 84322-6300.

2:30-2:50 Break 

2:50-3:10 Quantifying the Role of US Rangelands in the Global Carbon Cycle. Albert B. Frank, USDA-ARS, Mandan, ND 58554; Marshall R. Haferkamp, USDA-ARS, Miles City, MT; Douglas A. Johnson, USDA-ARS, Logan, UT; and Jack A. Morgan, USDA-ARS, Cheyenne, WY.

3:10-3:30 Management Tools and Strategies to Reduce Risk from Poisonous Plants. Michael H. Ralphs, James A. Pfister, and Lynn F. James, , USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Lab., Logan UT 84341.

3:30-3:50 Developing Instruments to Support Rangeland Management Decisions. J. D. Hanson, USDA-ARS, Mandan, ND 58554.

3:50-4:00 Closing Comments and Discussion. Evert Byington.

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Wednesday February 21
Aston Keauhou Beach -Kahaluu I

The Development of a National Vegetation Classification System for the United States
Organized by Lori Hidinger, Ecological Society of  America

(4 CEU’s available for the symposium)

1:00-2:00 Introduction and History: the Need for a National Vegetation Classification in The United States. David Glenn-Lewin, Wichita State Univ., 200 Lindquist Hall, Campus Box 5, Wichita, KS 67260-0005.

2:00-2:30 The Physiognomic Levels of the FGDC National Vegetation Classification System. Gary S. Waggoner, U.S. Geological Survey, FGDC Vegetation Subcommittee.

2:30-3:00 The Floristic Levels of the National Vegetation Classification: Association and Alliance. Dennis Grossman, Acting Director of Science/Chief Ecologist.

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 A System for Management of Vegetation Classification Data and Peer Review of Proposed Vegetation Types. Robert K. Peet, The Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280.

3:45-4:30 Application of the National Vegetation Classification to Rangelands. Neil E. West, Utah State Univ., Rangeland Resources Dept. Logan, UT 84321-5230.

4:30-5:00 Discussion