NM Society for Range Management 2012 Winter Meeting
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Jan 04, 2012 12:00 AM
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Jan 06, 2012 12:00 AM |
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| Where | Socorro, NM |
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January 5‐6, 2012
2011 has been a tough year for New Mexico’s rangelands. After a dry winter, unrelenting winds and continuing precipitation deficits resulted in exceptional drought conditions over much of the state. The hot, dry, and windy conditions also led to the worst fire year in New Mexico history with more than 1 million acres burned. These extreme conditions have presented numerous challenges for rangeland managers. The 2012 New Mexico SRM Winter meeting will focus on management challenges encountered during this time. Online registration will be available via Allen Press
http://srm.allenmm.com > sections > New Mexico Section Meeting. For more information visit the NMSRM webpage at http://nmsrm.nmsu.edu/index.html.
AGENDA
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
‐ Field TourNoon Depart from Socorro BLM Office to the allotment. Department of Defense acquired the deeded land and lease for this allotment to create a buffer for evacuations on the north end of the bombing range. The Corps of Engineers has recently subleased grazing rights and the lessees are in the process of rehabilitating the deteriorated range improvements on the allotment. In addition to water delivery system improvements and fencing, herbicide treatment of sand sage, prescription fire, thinning, and erosion control projects have been implemented. We will also incorporate an introduction to the New Mexico Rangeland Judging Contest with the tour.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
8:00 Welcome Remarks: Jim Thorpe
8:10
2011 NM Fire Season – Forest and WoodlandsDr. Doug Cram
8:55
‐ NMSU2011 NM Fire Season – RangelandsTy Bryson – FMO, BLM Carlsbad
9:40
Restore New Mexico Update: Drought and Wildfire EffectsDon Ellsworth
10:10 Break
10:30
‐ BLMDrought Implications to Range ManagementDr. Nick Ashcroft
11:00
‐ NMSUConsequences of Wildfire to Large UngulatesDr. Sam Smallidge
Lunch on your own
1:00
‐ NMSUOverview of Ecological Site Descriptions Program in New MexicoJohn Tunberg – NRCS et al
2:30 Break
2:45
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance Program Discussion3:15
Range Forum: Response to Drought and WildfiresNRCS, BLM, USFS, SLO, Laguna Pueblo
5:30
Evening Members’ Forum and NMSRM Board of Directors MeetingRancher’s Steakhouse – Dutch treat
Friday, January 6, 2012
Reports:
8:00 Jim Thorpe – President’s Report
8:10 Monte Lane – Range Club Report
8:20 Greg Alpers – Dow AgroSciences
8:30 Longino Bustillos – National Agricultural Statistics Service, NM Field Office
8:40 Joel Brown – National SRM Rangelands Magazine Discussion
8:55
Climate Change Adaptation for RangelandsJoel Brown
‐ NRCSGraduate Student Paper Presentations
9:40
patterns of cattle grazing Piñon Juniper mosaics in central NM: Preliminary results.”
10:00 Break
10:20
grazing on white locoweed seed bank dynamics.”
10:40
rate on activity patterns and plant community selection of young cows: a GPS assessment.”
Vanessa Prileson, MS student, Animal and Range Sciences, NMSU: “Spatial distributionStephanie Lopez, MS student, Animal and Range Sciences, NMSU: “Influence of targetedMohammed Sawalhah, PhD student, Animal and Range Sciences, NMSU: “Influence of stocking
High School Youth Forum Presentation
11:00 Serina Pack
NMSRM Awards Luncheon
Catered by Socorro County 4-H
(Field Tour on January 4)
Socorro, NM
Hosted by Socorro County Cooperative Extension Service
2012 NMSRM Winter Meeting – Dust and Smoke: A Year of
Drought and Wildfire on the Range
