Society for Range Management

📣 ATTENTION SRM SECTION AND COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP 📣

Join us for an upcoming SRM Office Hours session to learn how to navigate and utilize the SRM Portal. We will provide a brief overview of portal features, including updating leadership information, posting documents, managing calendars, and accessing committee and section resources.

Email Maggie for the Zoom link and watch for a calendar invite.

A big congratulations to three women who all made major contributions to the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists designation. SRM honored them with the Renner Award at the Annual Meeting in February.

The Renner Award is the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Society for Range Management.

If you know someone deserving of this honor, nominate them for the 2027 award before July 31!

https://rangelands.org/honor-award-nomination

And read more about Waters-Bayer, Niamir-Fuller and Hutchinson at https://rangelands.org/news-and-events/2026-srm-frederic-g-renner-awarde

Thanks to Tri-State Livestock News for helping us spread awareness and share the importance of International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

Read the full article at https://www.tsln.com/news/international-year-of-rangelands-and-pastoralists-celebrating-grassland-ecosystems/

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists North America

North Dakota State University is looking for an Applied Rangeland Scientist! Check out the listing to see if it's the right fit for you: https://rangelands.org/employment-position-60

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildife is hiring! Check out this listing to learn more: https://rangelands.org/employment-position-59

USDA recently announced finalization of their NEPA rule, a move that directly impacts SRM and its members. In response, SRM President John Walker released the following statement:

"Any change to NEPA implementation that affects how quickly and effectively conservation, vegetation management, and grazing-related projects move forward is therefore of direct concern to SRM. SRM appreciates the opportunity to streamline NEPA and make it simpler for stewards, producers, and managers of the land to care for it in ways that are grounded in sound science..."

Read the full statement at

https://rangelands.org/news-and-events/society-for-range-management-comments-on-finalization-of-usdas-nepa-rule

Texas Tech University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Range Management starting August 2026 in the Dept. of Natural Resources Management! Learn more here: https://rangelands.org/employment-position-58

🤝 The Society for Range Management (SRM) has long been the primary architect of interagency collaboration, bridging the gap between federal departments, rangeland researchers, and the ranching community. Last week’s announcement of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USDA and the Department of the Interior exemplifies the kind of common-sense, partnership-driven approach we have pioneered since our founding.

Read the full statement:
https://rangelands.org/society-for-range-management-applauds-usda-and-department-of-interior-collaboration

Read USDAs announcement:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/410db0c