Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Ranchers, Rangeland Management Specialists, other land and natural resource management personnel who address rangeland ecosystem management, and interested members of the public (e.g. sportsmen/women and members of collaborative efforts). Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?In FY 2020, this project provided: 18 educational events focused on invasive species to help ensure the maintenance or restoration of healthy ecosystems. As a result of these training opportunities, 217 individual contacts reported increased awareness and increased knowledge about invasive spp. and approaches to manage them. 24 educational events focused on the value, importance and management of wetland and riparian resources. These trainings resulted in 763 individual contacts who increased awareness and knowledge about wetland resources 58 educational events focused on rangeland stewardship and health. As a result of these educational events, we estimate that 26,474 individual contacts increased their awareness, and 1,090 individual contacts increased knowledge of vegetation, water and animal management on rangelands. Eight of theses presentations focused specifically on virtual fence systems and reached over 500 direct contacts. One of the news networks in Nevada interviewed the project director about this work and that interview reached over 25,000 viewers. 38 educational events focused on forest and rangeland wildlife and fisheries resources. These trainings resulted in 748 individual contacts with increased awareness, and knowledge of wildlife and/or fish habitat management. Extension faculty members in Nevada participated in 10 different collaborative efforts focusing on rangeland management. Ten of those partnerships include research programs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?See training and professional development opportunities above. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue teaching Nevada Range Management School Continue teaching Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment and Integrated Riparian Management Classes Continue teaching Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook Classes Continue virtual fence project and educational programming related to managing animal distribution on rangelands Continue developing educational materials and offering programs on invasive weed identification and management Continue participation in collaborative rangeland management efforts/partnerships
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Riparian PFC is recognized as the foundation for sage-grouse late brood rearing habitat which is increasingly becoming recognized as a fundamentally important focus for sage-grouse conservation, especially on private lands because late brood rearing habitat is often limiting. Riparian areas are going to be highly costly for new anthropogenic impacts according to the "avoid, minimize, and mitigate" policy of the Nevada Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Plan Conservation Credit System. It is likely that PFC will be an important focus for projects to create credits for mitigating anthropogenic impacts in riparian areas. This is in part due to the wide acceptance of PFC concepts (that our Team has championed with more than 80 classes since 1997) among the various stakeholders influential in rangeland management and sage-grouse conservation. PFC is a foundation for lentic (meadow) late brood rearing habitat in the interagency "Habitat Assessment Framework" touted by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and used by the BLM and USFS. Individuals mentored about PFC understand connections between water quality, land and water management. Further, movement of livestock to accomplish "Outcome Based Grazing Management (OBG)" to address riparian and other objectives is a major focus of all five OBG Projects occurring in Nevada (11 OBG Projects nationwide). Initial management plans for the first few of the 5 OBG demonstrations in Nevada were completed in the past year, with significant involvement from UNR Extension Educators and Specialists in NV. One of these demonstrations encompasses a working landscape of nearly 1,000,000 acres in NE NV and the management plan for this particular OBG demo was developed using a collaborative approach by a diverse team of individuals. UNR Extension was instrumental in helping the team design a monitoring plan to fit the needs of this unique and extensive effort. Throughout the west and certainly in Nevada, many natural resource management challenges involving livestock grazing management relate more to the distribution of animals across the landscape and the timing and duration of use than to simple questions about animal numbers. Virtual fencing systems (VF) hold considerable promise as tools to help land and livestock managers achieve desired livestock distribution on rangelands contributing to sustainable rangeland management. Virtual and conventional fences are similar in that both serve as barriers or boundaries to animal movement. The main difference is that while conventional fences rely on physical objects such as posts and wire to control animals, VF establish virtual boundaries based some combination of audio warning signals, and electrical stimulation as a negative consequence for animals that get too close to the boundary. Reducing reliance on static boundaries (conventional fence) and increasing use of moveable boundaries (VF) provides significant potential for increased management flexibility and an additional tool that land and livestock managers may be able to use to manage animal distribution. To investigate the utility and effectiveness of VF systems on Nevada Rangelands, a project was initiated in FY 2020 involving 2 ranches and hundreds of cattle being managed on thousands of acres. Two federal land and resource management agencies (USDI Bureau of Land Management and USDI Fish and Wildlife Service) asked to participate and offered to contribute a combined total of nearly $80,000 in financial support. In the past year, 4 other livestock producers in Nevada have inquired if they could get involved by testing this technology on their operations. The project director has also received numerous inquiries from livestock producers, land and natural resource managers throughout the country, local newspapers, television stations and agriculture industry publications about the project and about virtual fencing in general.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Pierce, C.F., S.E. Speidel, S.J. Coleman, R.M. Enns, D.W. Bailey, J.F. Medrano, A. Canovas, P.J. Meiman, L.D. Howery, W.F. Mandeville and M.J. Thomas. 2020. Genome-wide association studies of beef cow terrain-use traits using Bayesian multiple-SNP regression. Livestock Science 232:103900 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2019.103900
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Jablonski, K.E., R.B. Boone and P.J. Meiman. 2020. Predatory plants and patchy cows: Modeling cattle interactions with toxic larkspur amid variable heterogeneity. Rangeland Ecology and Management 73:73-83.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
B. Schultz, B.L. Perryman, S.R. Swanson, P.T. Tueller, G. McCuin, D. Voth, P. Novak-Echenique 2020, Ranchers' Monitoring Guide, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, SP-20-03
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Progress 10/01/18 to 09/30/19
Outputs
Target Audience:Ranchers, Rangeland Management Specialists, other land and natural resource management personnel who address rangeland ecosystem management, and interested members of the public (e.g. sportsmen/women and members of collaborative efforts). Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?In FY 2019, this project provided: 11 educational events focused on invasive species to help ensure the maintenance or restoration of healthy ecosystems. As a result of these training opportunities, 226 individual contacts reported increased awareness, and 141 participants reported increased knowledge about invasive spp. and approaches to manage them. 13 educational events focused on the value, importance and management of wetland and riparian resources. These trainings resulted in 952 individual contacts who increased awarenes of wetland resources and 177 contacts who increased their knowledge about wetland resources 23 educational events focused on ecosystem services. These events resulted in 45 individual contacts who increased awareness and 45 contacts who reported increased knowledge of ecosystem services. 21 educational events focused on rangeland stewardship and health. As a result of these educational events, 704 individual contacts reported increased awareness, and 1334 individual contacts with increased knowledge of vegetation, water and animal management on rangelands. 13 educational events focused on forest and rangeland wildlife and fisheries resources. These trainings resulted in 600 individual contacts with increased awareness, and 440 individual contacts with increased knowledge of wildlife and/or fish habitat management. 5 educational events focused on intergenerational land transfer and estate planning. These opportunities resulted in 74 individual contacts with increased awareness, and 50 individual contacts with increased knowledge about intergenerational land transfer and estate planning How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?See training and professional development opportunities above. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue teaching Nevada Range Management School Continue teaching Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment and Integrated Riparian Management Classes Continue teaching Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook Classes
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Riparian PFC is recognized as the foundation for sage-grouse late brood rearing habitat which is increasingly becoming recognized as a fundamentally important focus for sage-grouse conservation, especially on private lands because late brood rearing habitat is often limiting. Riparian areas are going to be highly costly for new anthropogenic impacts according to the "avoid, minimize, and mitigate" policy of the Nevada Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Plan Conservation Credit System. It is likely that PFC will be an important focus for projects to create credits for mitigating anthropogenic impacts in riparian areas. This is in part due to the wide acceptance of PFC concepts (that our Team has championed with more than 80 classes since 1997) among the various stakeholders influential in rangeland management and sage-grouse conservation. PFC is a foundation for lentic (meadow) late brood rearing habitat in the interagency "Habitat Assessment Framework" touted by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and used by the BLM and USFS. The work of the Shoesole Holistic Management Team and the work of Carol Evans, BLM Elko fish biologist and active Team member have been highlighted by several national awards. Carol Evans has stated that the Nevada Team's PFC classes have been instrumental in successful efforts to find solutions acceptable to ranchers and other stakeholders. As a result of PFC classes in Nevada, the EPA has embraced PFC as a fundamentally useful tool for improving water quality. PFC trainings have been offered for numerous tribes in California and Arizona and a regional PFC class was hosted in Las Vegas. Individuals mentored about PFC understand connections between water quality, land and water management. PFC concepts are being integrated into numerous EPA publications and other publications. Further, movement of livestock to accomplish "Outcome Based Grazing Management (OBG)" to address riparian and other objectives is a major focus of all five OBG Projects occurring in Nevada (11 OBG Projects nationwide). The Nevada Youth Range Camp has been in operation for 59 years and has a track record of introducing students to careers or a life-long interest and appreciation for rangelands and natural resource management. This is considered by many to be the most important activity of the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management. Many campers have demonstrated their interest and enthusiasm to parents and friends. Several campers have attended UNR/CABNR or other Universities in the West and pursued careers in natural resources management. Some have gone on to hold positions of leadership in agencies or own or manage ranches. The Conservation Credit System (CCS) was initially approved by federal agencies for evaluation of mitigation projects. It was rejected with all non-voluntary mitigation by the DOI in 2018. However this has prompted the SEC with the support of the Governor to conduct rulemaking that would make it required on State and Federal lands in Nevada. This action will re-engage the DOI with required compensatory mitigation as per their executive order. Over two million dollars have been spent by Nevada to create CCS projects and credits. Many Conservation Districts have developed sage-grouse habitat conservation projects for private landowners to develop CCS project credits or proposals for mutually beneficial projects funded by state and federal grants. Project funds in the amount of $120,000 were awarded by the State Conservation Commission. Mines and consulting firms have been hiring people and sending them to trainings about sage-grouse habitat conservation, integrated riparian management, and the CCS. It has been estimated that millions of dollars of mitigation work is being supported through assessment, monitoring, and planning. Many ranchers have attended events sponsored by Nevada Cattlemen's Association and other organizations to learn about sage-grouse habitat conservation and the CCS.
Publications
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Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Ranchers, Rangeland management specialists, other land management personnel that address rangeland ecosystem management, and interested publics such as sportsmen and collaborative participants. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment for Integrated Riparian Management in Carson City, NV (Swanson et al. May 30 - June 1, 2018), Susanville, with the CA Cadre, (Lusk et al. August 22-23, 2018), and Battle Mountain NV (Swanson et al. August 14-16, 2018). Participants evaluated the classes in Battle Mountain with the following questions: The workshop increased my knowledge of the subject (4.48/5); The presentations were understandable (3.86/5) (apparently the Convention Center had an accoustic issue that made hearing a challenge for some students); This workshop was worth my time (4.24/5); I plan to use information I learned (4.67/5); We also asked participants if they had taken previous PFC classes (one had) and if they were using the information (yes). For each class I convened discussions with local resource managers or land owners to schedule the class to meet needs, arranged for suitable classroom facilities and field sites. I teach whatever parts of the class others on the Team do not volunteer to teach and mentored other team members when they are ready to teach. The Nevada Team engaged with the National Riparian Service Team and the Nevada Department of Agriculture to teach a oneday four-day stockmanship class at the BLM State Office for agency personnel (Cote et al. August 9, 2018) and at the Cottonwood Ranch (Cote et al. October 11-14, 2018). The purpose of teaching Stockmanship is that movement of livestock is crucial to more effective Riparian grazing management (swanson et al. 2015 and in the Integrated Riparian management classes discussed above. My role in the class was to discuss this important connection to riparian grazing management and to connect this with the new Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook (Swanson et al. 2018) emphasis on implementation monitoring focused on management strategies. An additional focus presented in my talk is the critical importance of animal control in the management of fine fuels. We teach the campers a standard curriculum emphasizing plant identification, ecology and management of sagebrush, pinyon/juniper, and stream ecosystems, soils, and wildlife habitats. We also teach map and compass, tour a ranch, do a conservation project, hike to a snow-tel site, simulate coordinated resource management and planning, and other learning and fun activities. Curricula were revamped and published as UNCE CM-10-7, 8, 9, & 10 and CM-15-03 for the soils, Stream, Pinyon and Juniper, Simulated Coordinated Resource Management, and Land Navigation lessons. These were used in 2011-2018. Work progressed this year toward publishing a Range Camp Plant Guide, that has now been published as SP-18- 04 (Foster et al. 2018) photographs of 115 plants. Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook classes were conducted in Ely, NV and Paradise Valley NV. Another is planned for Winnemucca, NV. We have been an active participant in ROGER (Results Oriented Grazing for Ecosystem Restoration) This group meets quarterly and has high levels of participation by some leading Nevada Ranches and the BLM, FS, FWS, NDOW, and NDA, as well as by Gary McCuin and I. We are striving for finding ways for ranchers to have flexibility in management that is legally supported and effective in promoting better on-the-ground conditions. In 2016 I proposed with many UNCE, rancher, and agency colleagues, a professional development project that was funded in 2017 by USDA funded Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. I was told by WSARE that this is the first proposal in years that received all 10s by the reviewing panel. This professional development project is conducting on-ranch workshops using the grazing response index (GRI) to teach concepts or plant growth and animal production through application. Three of these workshops were held in 2018 on the Winecup-Gamble Ranch, Humboldt Ranch, and Maggie Creek Ranch. We gathered four of the individual ranchers and others together in March of 2018 and interviewed the rancher at one more in June of 2018 to harvest the commonly valued concepts that can drive curriculum development for future Nevada Range Management Schools. The ultimate goal is economically sustainable ranching that can be targeted to achieve ecologically important objectives compatible with sage grouse and other goals. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?See training and professional development opportunities above. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue Teaching Nevada Range Management School Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment for Integrated Riparian Management classes and Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook workshops. Four fact sheets are in review regarding the use of grazing response index concepts for strategic rangeland grazing management.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Riparian PFC is recognized as the foundation for sage-grouse late brood rearing habitat which is increasingly becoming recognized as a fundamentally important focus for sage-grouse conservation, especially on private lands because late brood rearing habitat is often limiting. Riparian areas are going to be highly costly for new anthropogenic impacts according to the "avoid, minimize, and mitigate" policy of the Nevada Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Plan Conservation Credit System. It is likely that PFC will be an important focus for projects to create credits for mitigating anthropogenic impacts. This is in part due to the wide acceptance of PFC concepts (that our Team has championed with more than 80 classes since 1997) among the various stakeholders (e.g. agencies, conservationists, and ranchers) influential in rangeland management and sagegrouse conservation. PFC is a foundation for lentic (meadow) late brood rearing habitat in the interagency "Habitat Assessment Framework" touted by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and used by the BLM and USFS. The work of the Shoesole Holistic Management Team and the work of Carol Evans, BLM Elko fish biologist and active Team member have been highlighted by several national awards. Carol Evans have stated that the Nevada Team's PFC classes have been instrumental in their success in finding solutions acceptable to ranchers and other stakeholders. As a result of PFC classes in Nevada, the EPA has embraced PFC as a fundamentally useful tool for improving water quality. They have taught PFC to numerous tribes in California and Arizona and hosted regional PFC class in Las Vegas. Tribes mentored about PFC finally understand connections between water quality, which they are required to monitor, and land and water management, which through PFC can be more widely appreciated among tribal members. PFC concepts are being integrated into numerous EPA publications and outside publications with lead authorship by EPA personnel I collaborate with. Movement of livestock to accomplish "Outcome Based Grazing Management" riparian and other objectives is a major focus of the five Nevada Projects of the 11 National projects. The Camp has been in operation for 58 years and has a track record of introducing students to careers or a life-long interest and appreciation for rangelands and natural resource management. This is considered by many to be the most important activity of the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management. Many campers have demonstrated their interest and enthusiasm to parents and friends. Several campers have attended UNR/CABNR or other Universities in the West and pursued careers in natural resources management. Some have gone on to hold positions of leadership in agencies or own or manage ranches. The Conservation Credit System (CCS) was initially approved by federal agencies for evaluation of mitigation projects. It was rejected with all non-voluntary mitigation by the DOI in 2018. However this has prompted the SEC with the support of the Governor to conduct rulemaking that would make it required on State and Federal lands in Nevada. This action will re-engage the DoI with required compensatory mitigation as per their executive order. Over two million dollars have been spent by the Nevada to create CCS projects and credits. Many CDs have developed sage-grouse habitat conservation projects for private landowners to develop CCS project credits or proposals for mutually beneficial projects funded by state and federal grants. $120,000. in project money was awarded by the State Conservation Commission. Mines and consulting firms are hiring people and sending them to trainings about sage-grouse habitat conservation, integrated riparian management, and the CCS. From this millions of dollars of mitigation work is being supported through assessment, monitoring, and planning. Many ranchers have attended events sponsored by Nevada Cattlemen's Association and other organizations to learn about sage-grouse habitat conservation and the CCS.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Foster, S., S. Swanson, and B. Schultz. 2018. Nevada Youth Range Camp Rangeland Plants: Plant Identification Guide.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Special Publication SP-18-04 75 pp.
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Progress 07/08/17 to 09/30/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Ranchers, Rangeland management specialists, other land management personnel that address rangeland ecosystem management, and interested publics such as sportsmen and collaborative participants. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment for Integrated Riparian Management in Carson City, NV (Swanson et al. May 30 - June 1, 2018), Susanville, with the CA Cadre, (Lusk et al. August 22-23, 2018), and Battle Mountain NV (Swanson et al. August 14-16, 2018). Participants evaluated the classes in Battle Mountain with the following questions: The workshop increased my knowledge of the subject (4.48/5); The presentations were understandable (3.86/5) (apparently the Convention Center had an accoustic issue that made hearing a challenge for some students); This workshop was worth my time (4.24/5); I plan to use information I learned (4.67/5); We also asked participants if they had taken previous PFC classes (one had) and if they were using the information (yes). For each class I convened discussions with local resource managers or land owners to schedule the class to meet needs, arranged for suitable classroom facilities and field sites. I teach whatever parts of the class others on the Team do not volunteer to teach and mentored other team members when they are ready to teach. The Nevada Team engaged with the National Riparian Service Team and the Nevada Department of Agriculture to teach a one-day four-day stockmanship class at the BLM State Office for agency personnel (Cote et al. August 9, 2018) and at the Cottonwood Ranch (Cote et al. October 11-14, 2018). The purpose of teaching Stockmanship is that movement of livestock is crucial to more effective Riparian grazing management (swanson et al. 2015 and in the Integrated Riparian management classes discussed above. My role in the class was to discuss this important connection to riparian grazing management and to connect this with the new Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook (Swanson et al. 2018) emphasis on implementation monitoring focused on management strategies. An additional focus presented in my talk is the critical importance of animal control in the management of fine fuels. We teach the campers a standard curriculum emphasizing plant identification, ecology and management of sagebrush, pinyon/juniper, and stream ecosystems, soils, and wildlife habitats. We also teach map and compass, tour a ranch, do a conservation project, hike to a snow-tel site, simulate coordinated resource management and planning, and other learning and fun activities. Curricula were revamped and published as UNCE CM-10-7, 8, 9, & 10 and CM-15-03 for the soils, Stream, Pinyon and Juniper, Simulated Coordinated Resource Management, and Land Navigation lessons. These were used in 2011-2018. Work progressed this year toward publishing a Range Camp Plant Guide, that has now been published as SP-18- 04 (Foster et al. 2018) photographs of 115 plants. Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook classes were conducted in Ely, NV and Paradise Valley NV. Another is planned for Winnemucca, NV. We have been an active participant in ROGER (Results Oriented Grazing for Ecosystem Restoration) This group meets quarterly and has high levels of participation by some leading Nevada Ranches and the BLM, FS, FWS, NDOW, and NDA, as well as by Gary McCuin and I. We are striving for finding ways for ranchers to have flexibility in management that is legally supported and effective in promoting better on-the-ground conditions. In 2016 I proposed with many UNCE, rancher, and agency colleagues, a professional development project that was funded in 2017 by USDA funded Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. I was told by WSARE that this is the first proposal in years that received all 10s by the reviewing panel. This professional development project is conducting on-ranch workshops using the grazing response index (GRI) to teach concepts or plant growth and animal production through application. Three of these workshops were held in 2018 on the Winecup-Gamble Ranch, Humboldt Ranch, and Maggie Creek Ranch. We gathered four of the individual ranchers and others together in March of 2018 and interviewed the rancher at one more in June of 2018 to harvest the commonly valued concepts that can drive curriculum development for future Nevada Range Management Schools. The ultimate goal is economically sustainable ranching that can be targeted to achieve ecologically important objectives compatible with sage grouse and other goals. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?See training and professional development opportunities above. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue Teaching Nevada Range Management School Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Assessment for Integrated Riparian Management classes and Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook workshops. Four fact sheets are in review regarding the use of grazing response index concepts for strategic rangeland grazing management.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Riparian PFC is recognized as the foundation for sage-grouse late brood rearing habitat which is increasingly becoming recognized as a fundamentally important focus for sage-grouse conservation, especially on private lands because late brood rearing habitat is often limiting. Riparian areas are going to be highly costly for new anthropogenic impacts according to the "avoid, minimize, and mitigate" policy of the Nevada Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Plan Conservation Credit System. It is likely that PFC will be an important focus for projects to create credits for mitigating anthropogenic impacts. This is in part due to the wide acceptance of PFC concepts (that our Team has championed with more than 80 classes since 1997) among the various stakeholders (e.g. agencies, conservationists, and ranchers) influential in rangeland management and sagegrouse conservation. PFC is a foundation for lentic (meadow) late brood rearing habitat in the interagency "Habitat Assessment Framework" touted by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and used by the BLM and USFS. The work of the Shoesole Holistic Management Team and the work of Carol Evans, BLM Elko fish biologist and active Team member have been highlighted by several national awards. Carol Evans have stated that the Nevada Team's PFC classes have been instrumental in their success in finding solutions acceptable to ranchers and other stakeholders. As a result of PFC classes in Nevada, the EPA has embraced PFC as a fundamentally useful tool for improving water quality. They have taught PFC to numerous tribes in California and Arizona and hosted regional PFC class in Las Vegas. Tribes mentored about PFC finally understand connections between water quality, which they are required to monitor, and land and water management, which through PFC can be more widely appreciated among tribal members. PFC concepts are being integrated into numerous EPA publications and outside publications with lead authorship by EPA personnel I collaborate with. Movement of livestock to accomplish "Outcome Based Grazing Management" riparian and other objectives is a major focus of the five Nevada Projects of the 11 National projects. The Camp has been in operation for 58 years and has a track record of introducing students to careers or a life-long interest and appreciation for rangelands and natural resource management. This is considered by many to be the most important activity of the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management. Many campers have demonstrated their interest and enthusiasm to parents and friends. Several campers have attended UNR/CABNR or other Universities in the West and pursued careers in natural resources management. Some have gone on to hold positions of leadership in agencies or own or manage ranches. The Conservation Credit System (CCS) was initially approved by federal agencies for evaluation of mitigation projects. It was rejected with all non-voluntary mitigation by the DOI in 2018. However this has prompted the SEC with the support of the Governor to conduct rulemaking that would make it required on State and Federal lands in Nevada. This action will re-engage the DoI with required compensatory mitigation as per their executive order. Over two million dollars have been spent by the Nevada to create CCS projects and credits. Many CDs have developed sage-grouse habitat conservation projects for private landowners to develop CCS project credits or proposals for mutually beneficial projects funded by state and federal grants. $120,000. in project money was awarded by the State Conservation Commission. Mines and consulting firms are hiring people and sending them to trainings about sage-grouse habitat conservation, integrated riparian management, and the CCS. From this millions of dollars of mitigation work is being supported through assessment, monitoring, and planning. Many ranchers have attended events sponsored by Nevada Cattlemen's Association and other organizations to learn about sage-grouse habitat conservation and the CCS.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Foster, S., S. Swanson, and B. Schultz. 2018. Nevada Youth Range Camp Rangeland Plants: Plant Identification Guide.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Special Publication SP-18-04 75 pp.
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