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Sustainable
Rangelands
Roundtable
Process and Procedures
Tom Bartlett
January 9, 2002
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.
January 9, 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.
January 9, 2002
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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Delphi Process
Building between meetings.
 Continue to develop ideas.
 Obtain discussion and agreement on
products of the previous meeting.
 To be successful, SRR members must
participate and exchange ideas.
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Delphi Process
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Open-ended or opinion questions.
Helen Rowe will send out questions.
 Members will respond.
 Helen will analyze and summarize
responses.
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Individual responses will be
anonymous.
 Process is iterative.
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January 9, 2002
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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Delphi Process
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
Co-Chairs: Tom Bartlett and John Mitchell
 Tim Reuwsaat, WO, BLM
 Evert Byington, WO, ARS
 Alison Hill, WO, FS
 Larry Bryant, WO, FS
 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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Lori Hidinger, ESA
Tom Roberts, BLM
Scale Working Group
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Paul Geissler, USGS
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SRR Time Line
Would like to be done by 2003.
 Nine Meetings:
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2001
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Four meetings in 2001; five in 2002.
April – Denver
June – Salt Lake City
July – Reno
Nov. – San Antonio
Dynamic
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Schedule of Meetings
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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
Nov. 6-7, 2002
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
January 9, 2002
Products of SRR
Symposium and Proceedings at the
2002 SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas
City, MO
 Report on Sustainable Rangelands in
Spring, 2003.
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Will be used as input into First
Approximation Report – June 2003.
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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
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.
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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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