Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable

1. Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable Process and Procedures Tom Bartlett

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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 • Update new members • Introduction

6. Roundtable Meetings • Afternoon of the first day. • 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. • Lou Romero will adjust agenda.

7. Roundtable Meetings • 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.

8. 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.

9. Delphi Process • Open-ended or opinion questions. • Helen Rowe will send out questions. • Members will respond. • Helen will analyze and summarize responses. • Individual responses will be anonymous. • Process is iterative.

10. SRR Team • SRR Co-Chairs: • Tom Bartlett, Colorado State University • John Mitchell, Rocky Mountain Research Station, FS • Facilitator: Lou Romero, de LaPorte & Assoc • Kristie Maczko, Rocky Mountain Station • Hotel arrangements • Notes • Communications

11. SRR Team • Helen Rowe, Colorado State University • Delphi Process • Web page • Communications • Noelle Grether, Colorado State University • Travel reimbursement • Idea Staff and Coordination • Alison Hill, WO, FS • Larry Bryant, WO, FS • Mike Manfredo, CSU

12. SRR Team • 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

13. Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable • Open • Positive • Future focused • Dynamic • Agenda • Members • Values and respects all opinions and contributions of members

14. Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable • The group determines the outcomes. • Identify indicators for Sustainable Rangelands • Indicators are suitable nationwide. • Gain from other efforts: • Roundtable on Sustainable Forests • Sustainable Minerals Roundtable

15. SRR Working Groups • Outreach Working Group • Lori Hidinger, ESA • Coordination Working Group • Tom Roberts, BLM • Scale Working Group • Paul Geissler, USGS

16. SRR Time Line • Would like to be done by 2003. • Nine Meetings: • Four meetings in 2001; five in 2002. • 2001 • April – Denver • June – Salt Lake City • July – Reno • Nov. – San Antonio • Dynamic

17. Schedule of Meetings • San Antonio, TX Nov. 7-8, 2001 • Tucson, AZ Jan. 9-10, 2002 • Denver,CO March 26-27, 2002 • Washington, DC May 29-30, 2002 • Billings, MT July 29-30, 2002 • Las Vegas, NV Nov. 6-7, 2002

18. SRR Support • Time and effort of all individuals and organizations participating. • USDA Forest Service • Colorado State University • Bureau of Land Management • Agricultural Research Service • Additional partners

19. Products of SRR • Symposium and Proceedings at the 2002 SRM Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO • Report on Sustainable Rangelands in Spring, 2003. • Will be used as input into First Approximation Report – June 2003.

20. SRR Guiding Principles • 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.

21. SRR Guiding Principles • Ensure that the indicators employ the appropriate temporal and spatial scales for assessing the criteria. • Collectively, C&I will address social, ecological, and economic aspects of sustainability.

22. SRR Guiding Principles • Use a C&I framework as a common language and operational framework for defining and assessing sustainability. Begin by considering C&I of SFR.

23. SRR Guiding Principles • Review and consider other indicator initiatives. • Numerous political questions related to rangelands. We will focus on vision-mission agreed to by SRR.

24. SRR Guiding Principles • Process will feature outreach to stakeholders, open dialogue, and respect for differing opinions. • The SRR will be supportive of and compatible with improved on-the-ground management of rangelands.

25. SRR Criteria • Maintenance of productive capacity on rangeland ecosystems. • Maintenance of ecological health and diversity of rangelands. • Conservation of soil and water resources on rangelands.

26. 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.