Soils are a key driver to rangeland diversity, and also crucial for healthy rangelands. But how do management decisions connect with soil health? We’ll examine the science of soil health on Idaho’s rangelands, and the management practices and policies that come into play.
Eagle Crest on the outskirts of Redmond is located in Central Oregon, on the lee side of the Cascade Mountains. This creates a moisture gradient that results in an incredibly diverse landscape. This includes parklike Ponderosa pine forests near the Metolius River in the Cascades, to sage-steppe habitats of the high desert in the east,…
This year’s Annual Meeting will build upon the exciting work undertaken during RVCC’s 19th Annual Meeting, which explored the emerging vision for rural western communities rooted in the stewardship economy - an economy shaped by the need, and responsibility, to manage for the sustainability of both land and communities. What practices, strategies, investments and policies will lead to thriving landscapes and people in the face of shifting economic drivers and population trends, environmental challenges such as catastrophic wildfire and climate change, and historic levels of funding for conservation and rural communities? Agenda topics included:
Wildfire resilience in federal policymaking
Structures and strategies for all-lands partnerships
Community-based rural development
Sustainable and accessible recreation
Building the stewardship workforce
New federal funding sources and rural community accessibility
Free and open to San Luis Valley ditch/surface water users. Come learn from local experts, legal advisors, and organizational partners. Discuss your experiences about how to make the best use of surface waters, how to sustain that water use, how to work with the Division of Water Resources and other partners, and ideas on how…
The 75th Anniversary of Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac
People, Land, and Animals: The keys to conservation that work.
Wednesday, October 30
5:00-8:00pm
Lory Student Center Theater
Speakers:
Curt Meine - Aldo Leopold Foundation
Lesli Allison - Western Landowners Alliance
Robbie LeValley. -LeValley Ranches
Erik Glen - Partnerships of Rangeland Trust, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust
Ken Shockley - Holmes Rolston Chair in Environmental Ethics & Philosophy, Colorado State University