Rangeland - it covers 59% of the state of Texas.
Management needs of rangelands are as diverse as the state - and require innovative approaches for good management. Each part of the state is unique and no two management approaches will achieve the same results, even on adjacent properties.
Users of rangelands are also varied. Most people think only of beef cattle, but wildlife, and humans are also users. Remember, rangelands are a type of land - not a land use.
This Workshop is structured to provide critical knowledge in the areas of:
· Stewardship
· Rangeland Ecology
· Plant Species and Growth
· Plant-Soil-Water Relationships
· Primary and Secondary Succession
· Watershed Management
· Range livestock and wildlife needs
· Tools of range and natural resources management and restoration
· Landowner Goals & Objectives
· Impacts of Management Decisions
· New Technology
· Rangeland Monitoring (including photopoint establishment and monitoring using yearly and seasonal photographs, and fecal sampling).
This workshop has many hands on activities: plant id and collecting, plant species composition, total ranch planning, stocking rate evaluation, etc. Special sessions are held on water and total resource management.
The dynamic curriculum is constantly changed as increasing importance is placed on the landowner's ability to make sound environmental, social and economic decisions.
Sponsors are often sought out by the students attending. Consult with your 4-H club/FFA Chapter leader for ideas. One can also contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District for potential leads.
Youth should be at least 14 years of age and have finished eighth grade but not have finished high school.
Applications are accepted by mail and can be completed by tearing off the form at right and completing both sides or printed from the following web site:
Applications/information, see the web at: www.rangelands.org/texas/youtheducation.htm
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