Transcript Document

Sustainable
Rangelands
Roundtable
Process and Procedures
Tom Bartlett
March 26, 2002
SRR Vision for Rangelands
We envision a future in which
rangelands in the U.S. provide a
desired mix of economic,
ecological and social benefits to
current and future generations.
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Vision for the SRR Process
We envision a future where we
have widely accepted criteria
and indicators for monitoring
and assessing the economic,
social and ecological
sustainability of rangelands.
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SRR Mission
The Roundtable will identify indicators of
sustainability based on social,
economic, and ecological factors, to
provide a framework for national
assessments of rangelands and
rangeland use.
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Roundtable Meetings
Facilitated and Interactive
 Agenda: Will be sent before each
meeting of the Roundtable
 Meetings will be two days
 Morning of the first day – 2 hours
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Update new members
 Introduction
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Roundtable Meetings
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Remainder of the first day.
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Agenda will have the starting point.
One or more presentations related to the topic for
the meeting.
Agenda is flexible to fit needs, progress and
dynamics of the group.
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Lou Romero will adjust agenda.
Most of time will be devoted to group work.
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Roundtable Meetings
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At the end of day two:
We will decide what we have attained.
 We will determine the topics for the Delphi
process between the meetings.
 We will agree on a rough agenda for the
next meeting.
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Collaborative Delphi
Building between meetings.
 Continue to develop ideas.
 Obtain discussion and agreement on
products of the previous meeting.
 Discuss needs for next meeting.
 To be successful, SRR members must
participate and exchange ideas.
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Collaborative Delphi
Open-ended or opinion questions sent
out to participants.
 Responses are analyzed and
summarized.
 Individual responses are anonymous.
 Process is iterative.
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SRR Team
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SRR Co-Chairs:
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Tom Bartlett, Colorado State University
John Mitchell, Rocky Mountain Research Station,
FS
Facilitator: Lou Romero, de LaPorte & Assoc
 Kristie Maczko, Rocky Mountain Station
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Hotel arrangements
Notes
Communications
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SRR Team
 Helen Rowe, Colorado State University
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Collaborative Delphi
Web page
Communications
Travel reimbursement
Idea Staff and Coordination
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Alison Hill, WO, FS
Larry Bryant, WO, FS
Mike Manfredo, CSU
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SRR Team
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Steering Committee
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Co-Chairs: Tom Bartlett and John Mitchell
Tim Reuwsaat, WO, BLM
Evert Byington, WO, ARS
Alison Hill, WO, FS
Larry Bryant, WO, FS
Paul Geissler, USGS
Ex-officio – Kristie Maczko, Helen Rowe
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Sustainable Rangelands
Roundtable
Open
 Positive
 Future focused
 Dynamic
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Agenda
 Members
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Values and respects all opinions and
contributions of members
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Sustainable Rangelands
Roundtable
The group determines the outcomes.
 Identify indicators for Sustainable
Rangelands
 Indicators are suitable nationwide.
 Gain from other efforts:
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Roundtable on Sustainable Forests
 Sustainable Minerals Roundtable
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SRR Working Groups
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Outreach Working Group
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Coordination Working Group
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Tom Roberts, BLM
Scale Working Group
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Lori Hidinger, ESA
Paul Geissler, USGS
Definition Working Group
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John Tanaka, Oregon State University
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SRR Time Line
Would like indicators to be done by 2003.
 Twelve Meetings:
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Four meetings in 2001; five in 2002; three in
2003.
2001
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April – Denver
June – Salt Lake City
July – Reno
Nov. – San Antonio
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Schedule of Meetings
2002
Tucson, AZ
 Denver,CO
 Washington, DC
 Billings, MT
 San Diego, CA
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Jan. 9-10, 2002
March 26-27, 2002
May 29-30, 2002
July 30-31, 2002
Oct. 29-30, 2002
2003
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Florida, Albuquerque, D.C.
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SRR Support
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Time and effort of all individuals and
organizations participating.
USDA Forest Service
Colorado State University
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Geological Survey
Agricultural Research Service
Additional partners
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Products of SRR
Symposium and Proceedings at the 2002 SRM
Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO
 Workshop at ESA meeting - Tucson
 Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Spring,
2003.
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Will be used as input into First Approximation
Report – June 2003.
Complement report on Sustainable Forest
Management.
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SRR Guiding Principles
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Collectively, indicators should
guide monitoring efforts to
measure rangeland
sustainability in the U.S. at the
national scale. Indicators
should guide monitoring
efforts at multiple scales.
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SRR Guiding Principles
Ensure that the indicators employ
the appropriate temporal and
spatial scales for assessing the
criteria.
3. Collectively, C&I will address
social, ecological, and economic
aspects of sustainability.
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SRR Guiding Principles
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Use a C&I framework as a
common language and
operational framework for
defining and assessing
sustainability. Begin by
considering C&I of SFR.
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SRR Guiding Principles
Review and consider other
indicator initiatives.
6. Numerous political questions
related to rangelands. We will
focus on vision-mission agreed
to by SRR.
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SRR Guiding Principles
Process will feature outreach to
stakeholders, open dialogue, and
respect for differing opinions.
8. The SRR will be supportive of and
compatible with improved on-theground management of
rangelands.
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SRR Five Criteria
Maintenance of productive capacity on
rangeland ecosystems.
 Maintenance of ecological health and
diversity of rangelands.
 Conservation of soil and water
resources on rangelands.
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SRR Criteria
Maintenance and enhancement of
multiple economic and social benefits to
current and future generations.
 Legal, institutional and economic
framework for rangeland conservation
and sustainable management.
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