Registration is now open for the 67th Society for Range Management Annual International Meeting, Technical Training and Trade Show. Register here: http://timssnet2.allenpress.com/ECOMSRMA/timssnet/common/tnt_frontpage.cfm? ammredirect=meetings
The Annual Meeting is a very important function for: Broadening Professional Contacts Training Society Members Conducting SRM Business Continuing Education Programs National Trade Show Student Competitions Job Fair For five days in one great location, SRM members and the public can attend symposiums, forums, workshops, and observe scientific and technical presentations on the stewardship of rangeland resources. The theme of the meeting is From Dusty Trails to Waning Wetlands. The Plenary Session will kick off the meeting with noted speaker Dr. Reed Noss, author of Forgotten Grasslands of the South and Professor of Biology at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Noss will be discussing the history of grasslands in the south. Dr. Thad Box, former Dean of Utah State Universitys College of Natural Resources will discuss the history of drought and how his experiences have changed the way he thinks and how drought has shaped the Society. Dr. Donald Wilhite, Professor of Applied Climate Science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Founding Director of the National Drought Mitigation Center will discuss the way forward in how we deal with and manage for drought on our rangelands. Throughout the meeting we will have a large diversity of technical sessions, workshops and symposia covering a range of topics: Environmental Impacts of Feral Swine Upland Gamebird Ecology and Management in Grazing Systems Unsettled Futures for Subsistence Pastoralism Kentucky Bluegrass Dynamics in the Northern Great Plains Native American Range Forum Basic Rangeland and Livestock Management The Problem with Junipers in the Great Plains and Central US Technical Service Provider Workshop: Prescribed Grazing Conservation Activity Plans Monitoring Plan Development Strategies and Treatments to Maintain or Restore Longleaf Pine Forests Ecological Site Description Workshops Sustainable Rangeland Roundtable Producer Forum Soil Health Matters GLCI/SRM Committee Forum Healing the Land and Building Soil Health Ecological Sites and Thresholds Economics, Social, and Policy Education and Extension Fire Ecology and Management Grazing Ecology and Management Invasive Species/Weed Management Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment Rangeland Ecology Rangeland Plants/Plant Physiology Remote Sensing and Technology Riparian Ecosystems/Water Vegetation Management and Restoration Weed Biology and Ecology Wildlife Habitat and Management Impacts of Energy Development on Rangelands Drought, Climate Variability, and Climate Change If that isnt enough to get you there, where else can you see the Bellamy Brothers in concert on one night and take your family to see Walt Disney characters the next? The only answer is the Society for Range Management 67th Annual International Meeting, Technical Training and Trade Show in Orlando, Fla. Come join the fun. You will be glad you did!
