We read in the High Plains Journal about a Rangeland monitoring class happengin on Feb. 17th and thought we should share the info:
Key aspects about rangeland monitoring will be presented at the Rangeland Management School 201 offered by the Wyoming section of the Society for Range Management.
The session is Feb. 17, at the Dry Creek Hall in Bill and hosted by the Converse County Conservation District. Instructors will be University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service educators and specialists and USDA Forest Service personnel.
The Rangeland Management School 201 is a follow-up to the 101 School and is a one-day event at which participants learn key aspects about rangeland monitoring to assist them in designing and using a monitoring program. Presentations cover how to develop monitoring objectives, tools and methods available, application of the data and what ecological sites are and their importance to monitoring and grazing management.
In addition, there will be presentations on matching the animal to the resource and low-stress animal handling and how to apply it to grazing management.
The $20 cost for the course covers the notebook of handouts from all the presentations and other pertinent information. Attendees will also receive the newest version of the Wyoming Rangeland Monitoring Guide. Lunch will be provided by the Converse County Conservation District at no extra charge.
For more information or to obtain a registration brochure, contact UW CES educator Blaine Horn at 307-684-7522 or
bhorn@uwyo.edu, or Michelle Huntington at 307-358-3050, ext. 4, or michelle.huntington@wy.nacdnet.net.

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