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Sustainable
Rangelands
Roundtable
August 20, 2003
Thirteenth SRR Meeting
Portland, Oregon
August 19-21,2003
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SRR Meetings
 Four meetings in 2001
 Five in 2002
 Five in 2003
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Fort Myers, FL
Albuquerque, NM
Washington, DC May 19-23, 2003
Jackson Hole, WY June 3-4, 2003
Portland, OR August 19-21, 2003
Boise, ID October 20-22, 2003
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SRR Mission
The SRR will promote social, ecological,
and economic sustainability of
rangelands through the development
and widespread use of the criteria and
indicators for rangeland assessments,
and by providing a forum for dialogue
on sustainability of rangelands.
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SRR Vision
We envision a future in which:
Rangelands in the US provide a desired mix
of economic, ecological, and social benefits to
current and future generations
There are widely accepted and used criteria
and indicators for monitoring and assessing
the economic, social, and ecological
sustainability of rangelands
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Products of SRR
Symposium and Proceedings at the Feb. 2002
SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO
 Workshop at ESA Meeting in Tucson, AZ in
August 2002
 Symposium/Workshop on Indicators at Feb.
2003 SRM Annual Meeting in Casper,
Wyoming
 Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Spring,
2003
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Products of SRR
Presentation and Posters at the
International Rangeland Congress,
Durban, South Africa in July 2003
 Evening session at ESA Meeting in
Savannah, GA in August 2003
 First Approximation Report in Journal of
Range Management
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SRR Timeline
August – SRR meeting continue
transition between Phase I and II and
to initiate work on goals.
 August – continue to develop the
timeline at Portland meeting.
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SRR Funding -- 2002/2003
USDA Forest Service - $86,000
 USDI Bureau of Land Management $30,000
 USDI Geological Survey - $20,000
 USDA Agricultural Research Service $20,000 to $30,000
 WSLCA - $750
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SRR Funding -- 2003/2004
USDA Forest Service - $90,000
 USDI Bureau of Land Management $30,000
 USDI Geological Survey - $20,000
 USDA Agricultural Research Service $20,000 to $30,000
 Others - $140,000
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USF&WS, NPS, NRCS, ERS, BOR
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Purpose of 13th SRR Meeting
Integrate new participants.
 Finalize Strategic Plan.
 Review SRR First Guiding Principle.
 Form Applied Example Working Group.
 Process for indicator prioritization.
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