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Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable Process and Procedures Tom Bartlett July 24, 2001 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 Update new members Introduction July 24, 2001 Roundtable Meetings Afternoon of the first day. 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. Lou Romero will adjust agenda. July 24, 2001 Roundtable Meetings 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. July 24, 2001 Delphi Process Building between meetings. Continue to develop ideas. Obtain discussion and agreement on products of the previous meeting. Discuss needs for the next meeting. To be successful, SRR members must participate and exchange ideas. July 24, 2001 Delphi Process Open-ended or opinion questions. Helen Rowe will send out questions. Members will respond. Helen will analyze and summarize responses. Individual responses will be anonymous. Process will be iterative. July 24, 2001 SRR Team Hosts: Tom Bartlett, Colorado State University John Mitchell, Rocky Mountain Research Station, FS Facilitator: Lou Romero, de LaPorte & Assoc Kristie Maczko, Rocky Mountain Station Hotel arrangements Notes Communications July 24, 2001 SRR Team Helen Rowe, Colorado State University Delphi Process Web page Communications Noelle Grether, Colorado State University Travel reimbursement Idea Staff and Coordination Alison Hill, WO, FS Larry Bryant, WO, FS Mike Manfredo, CSU July 24, 2001 SRR Team Steering Committee Tom Bartlett, Colorado State University John Mitchell, Rocky Mountain Research Station, FS Tom Reuwsaat, WO, BLM Evert Byington, WO, ARS Alison Hill, WO, FS Larry Bryant, WO, FS Ex-officio – Kristie Maczko, Helen Rowe July 24, 2001 Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable Open Positive Future focused Dynamic Agenda Members Values and respects all opinions and contributions of members July 24, 2001 Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable The group determines the outcomes. Identify indicators for Sustainable Rangelands Indicators are suitable nationwide. Gain from other efforts: Sustainable Forest Roundtable Sustainable Minerals Roundtable July 24, 2001 SRR Working Groups Outreach Working Group Coordination Working Group Lori Hidinger, ESA Tom Roberts, BLM Scale Working Group Paul Geissler, USGS July 24, 2001 SRR Time Line Would like to be done by 2003. Nine Meetings: 2001 Four meetings in 2001; five in 2002. April – Denver June – Salt Lake City July – Reno Nov. – San Antonio Dynamic July 24, 2001 Schedule of Meetings Reno, NV San Antonio, TX Tucson, AZ Denver,CO Washington, DC Billings, MT Las Vegas, NV July 24, 2001 July 24-25, 2001 Nov. 7-8, 2001 Jan. 9-10, 2002 March 26-27, 2002 May 29-30, 2002 July 29-30, 2002 Nov. 6-7, 2002 SRR Support Time and effort of all individuals and organizations participating. USDA Forest Service Colorado State University Bureau of Land Management Agricultural Research Service Additional partners July 24, 2001 Benefits of the Work of SRR Criteria and indicators can provide a comprehensive, holistic view of rangeland conditions, incorporating ecological, economic, social and institutional measures. Criteria and indicators show a linkage between sustaining society and sustaining the environment. July 24, 2001 Benefits of the Work of SRR Use of criteria and indicators provides a common language and framework to evaluate status of U.S. rangelands. Criteria and indicators can enhance informed dialogue, policy-making, and rangeland management. Roundtable protocol is interactive process involving multiple stakeholders, enabling values of all groups to contribute. July 24, 2001 Benefits of the Work of SRR The work of SRR will help define and direct research on the measurement and monitoring of sustainability indicators. The work of the SRR will be coordinated with other efforts on implementing a comprehensive approach to monitoring U.S. rangelands. July 24, 2001 Products of SRR Symposium and Proceedings at the 2002 SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Spring, 2003. Will be used as input into First Approximation Report – June 2003. July 24, 2001 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. July 24, 2001 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. July 24, 2001 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. July 24, 2001 SRR Guiding Principles 1. 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. July 24, 2001 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. 2. July 24, 2001 SRR Guiding Principles 4. Use a C&I framework as a common language and operational framework for defining and assessing sustainability. Begin by considering C&I of SFR. July 24, 2001 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. 5. July 24, 2001 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. 7. July 24, 2001