University of Idaho Rangeland Center

🐂 Are you a livestock operators who wants to increase forage production, stocking rates, animal performance, and net income?

Mark your calendars for the Lost Rivers Grazing Academy, taking place September 15-18th in Marsing/Homedale.

Registration and deposits are due by September 7th. Learn more and register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0dLVwKtf8Z6V_eidBNFSfEBIoE77o9wfdr2k2lIVHsVjSsg/viewform

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Rinker Rock Creek Ranch Research Summit!

The event went well, with a great turnout and good discussions on research topics. Couldn't make it this time? Join us September 12th for the field tour portion of the Rangeland Fall Forum, which will be held at the Ranch and explore ongoing research projects.

https://rangelandcenter.org/news-events/

📅 Registration for the 2026 Rangeland Fall Forum is now open!

This year’s Fall Forum will explore examples of successful post-fire practices and delve into tools available to rangeland managers, users, and policymakers when navigating this shifting fire regime. The forum will focus on real world examples and
practical lessons from post-fire recovery efforts in the Magic Valley.

Mark your calendars for September 11 & 12th, we look forward to seeing you there!

Register now on our website: https://rangelandcenter.org/news-events/

🔬Explore our two newest research summaries on the impacts of Indaziflam application.

One comes from the dissertation research of Dr. Georgia Harrison on controlling annual grasses in sagebrush communities. The second is based on the master’s work of Kirby Lau at the University of Idaho, which compared greater sage-grouse habitat use and plant composition within indaziflam-treated and adjacent nontreated sagebrush steppe with moderate invasion by annual bromes.

Find these publications, and many others, on our website: https://rangelandcenter.org/publications/

🌿Join us next Thursday for the next installment of the Seeds to Success webinar.

Cory McCaffrey, River Program Director with the Wood River Land Trust, will share insight from the Warm Springs Preserve Restoration Project.

📅July 23 at 11am PST
➡ https://rangelandcenter.org/news-events/

🌿Plant ID Course Recap🌿

At the end of June, instructor Justin Trujillo returned for another year of the plant identification course hosted at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch. The three-day event saw great participation with 35 attendees, and portions of the class took place in the recently remodeled barn.

Justin is the co-author of A Field Guide to Grasses and Grass-like Plants of Idaho (https://www.uidaho.edu/extension/publications/rld-0018-2) and has been teaching this plant ID course at the Ranch for several years now. This year, the course covered identifying shrubs and forbs in addition to grasses.

If you are interested in taking the class next year, be sure to keep a close eye on registration announcements since space fills up fast!

🌄Interested in learning about the research happening at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch?

Join us Wednesday, July 15, from 1-4pm at the recently restored Historical Barn.

RSVP here by July 13: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Y2u8fpJXGUqyCwS4JgSIU-UtUpMM0HRFhUJHLT9eWnlUOUJKU1VFM0ZCNEw0TjUyQ1hFUU9PNDBQVS4u&route=shorturl

📰Find our July newsletter in your inbox!

In this edition:
- upcoming events & opportunities
- plant ID course recap
- RRCR riparian restoration storymap
- summer fieldwork updates
& more!

Read it now, or subscribe on our website (link in bio).

After thoughtful consideration, Dr. Jason Karl will be stepping down as Director of the Rangeland Center at the end of this month.

Since becoming Director in 2023, Jason has provided strong leadership and helped guide the Center through its next phase of growth. During his tenure, he led the development of the Center's new strategic plan and contributed to numerous research initiatives that have strengthened the Center's impact. We are deeply grateful for Jason's dedication and many contributions to the Rangeland Center and the broader rangeland community.

As we begin the search for the Center's next Director, Eric Winford will serve as Interim Director.

Please join us in thanking Dr. Karl for his service and wishing him and his family all the best in the months ahead!

🌾It's National Grasslands Week!

Rangelands are ecologically diverse landscapes, including some grasslands, shrublands, and wetlands. Found on every continent except Antarctica, grasslands are dominated by grasses and non-woody plants.

Idaho is home to the only National Grassland in the Intermountain West. The Curlew National Grassland was established in 1960 and consists of more than 47,000 acres of sagebrush and non-native seed grasses.

Learn more about Idaho's rangelands:https://rangelandcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/idaho-at-a-glance-idaho-rangelands-2022-1.pdf

(Photo: USFS Region 4, Curlew National Grassland)