Readings & Notes

Integrative Planning Models - April 27
Required Reading - Definition of Integrative Thinking?
Read this article and think about how it might be applied to natural resources and to your planning project.

Recreation Options on Rangelands - April 27
   Class Notes - On wildland restoration
   Required Reading - Outdoor Recreation Is for the Birds—Or Is It?
          by Richard L. Knight. Pages 1 & 23-27 in the Quivira Coalition Newsletter (1999 Vol. 2)

Forest & Orchard Grazing - April 20
   Class Notes - On forest Grazing
   Required Reading - Applying Targeted Grazing to Coniferous Forest Management In Western North America
          by Steven Sharrow

Wildland Fire & Grazing Interaction - April 15
Class Presentation - Wildland Fire & Grazing Interaction with focus on Sage Steppe
Required Reading -Planned Herbivory in the Management of Wildfire Fuels.
by G. Nader, Z. Henkin, E. Smith, R. Ingram, and N. Narvaez. Rangelands 29:18-24

Invasive Exotics... Integrated Weed Management - April 13
   Class Notes - Principles of Integrated Weed Management
   Class Presentation - Targeted Grazing
Required Reading - Targeted Grazing – a New Paradigm for Livestock Management
           By Karen Launchbaugh and John Walker

Watershed Management with Focus on Livestock Grazing - April 06
Class Notes - Watershed notes to be used in class
Class Presentation -to be added
Required Reading - Hydrology and Erosion by Thomas L. Thurow - Focus on sections "Concepts of the Hydrologic Cycle" and "Effects of Grazing on Hydrologic Processes." In: Grazing Management an Ecological Perspective.

Wild sheep - Domestic Sheep Interactions - April 1
Domestic Sheep in Bighorn Sheep Country - Invited Speakers - Margaret Soulen-Hinson

Presentation by Margaret Soulen
(view in MS Internet Explorer)

Livestock-Wildlife Interactions - March 30
Class Notes - Livestock Wildlife Interactions
Class Presentation - Livestock Wildlife Interactions
Required Reading - Vavra M. 2005. Livestock Grazing and Wildlife: Developing Compatibilities. Rangeland Ecology & Mgmt. 58:128-134~E-mailed to students. Also, available through library.

Developing Collaborative Management Plans - March 30
Class Presentation - Models for natural resource planning

Managing Riparian Areas - March 25
Class Notes - Managing Riparian Areas
Required Reading - Training Livestock to Leave Streams and Use Uplands

Background Reading - Riparian Area Management: Grazing Management in Riparian Areas. Kinch, G. 1989. Tech. Ref. 1737-4. USDI-BLM (Available at: www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm)
Background Reading -Grazing management for riparian-wetland areas: riparian area management. Leonard, S., G. Kinch, V. Elsbernd, M.Borman, and S. Swansan 1997. Tech. Ref. 1737-14. USDI-BLM (Available at: www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm)
Background Reading -Grazing management processes and strategies for riparian-wetland areas. Wyman, et al. 2006. Tech. Ref. 1737-20. USDI-BLM (Available at: www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm)

Habitat Selection - March 23
Class Presentation - Mechanisms of Habitat Selection
Class Notes - Making Sense of Habitat Selection
Required Reading - Using Low Moisture Blocks to Improve Livestock Distribution & Forage Utilization
Required Reading - Launchbaugh, K.L. and L.D. Howery. 2005. Understanding landscape use patterns of livestock as a consequence of foraging behavior. Rangeland Ecology and Mgmt. 57:58:99-108. ~E-mailed to students. Also, available through library.

Practice Problems for Test
**Stocking Rate Practice Problem - Six practice problems (e-mailed to students)
**Stocking Rate Practice Problem - Six practice problems ANSWERS

Habitat Requirements - March 9
Class Presentation - Elk-Cattle Interactions -- A Report of Research by Dr. Kelly Crane
Class Notes - Principles of Habitat Use and Management
Background Reading - Some Basic Principles of Habitat Use by Dr. Paul Krausman

Grazing Management and Grazing Systems - March 4 & 9
On-line Module- Grazing Systems - view this module by Dr. Mel George (University of California) along with the notes below. This will replace a lecture in class.
Notes for on-line module - Grazing Systems

Class Notes - Grazing Management
Required Reading - A Summary of Livestock Grazing Systems Used on Rangelands in the Western United States and Canada, by Dr. Larry Howery
Supplemental Reading - Grazing Systems from National Range & Pasture Handbook -NRCS

Setting Stocking Rate - March 2 & 4
   Class Notes - on stocking rates
   Class Presentation - on Multi-Species Grazing

   Stocking Rate Problem - on multi-species grazing with elk and cattle.
Required Reading - An approach for setting stocking rates by J.L. Holechek
Required Reading - Guidelines for setting a stocking rate by K.L. Launchbaugh
Highly Recommended Reading - More info on calculating stocking rate by M. Pratt

Diet Selection - Feb 23 & 25
Class Notes - On Animal Behavior (I will bring copies of these to class for you, so you will not need to copy these)
On-line Module - Partake in the "Main Courses" -- focus on "Palatability More than a Matter of Taste"
Required Reading - Nutrients influence Palatability
Required Reading - Learning What to Eat and What to Avoid
Required Reading - Behavior Depends on Consequences
Required Reading - Mother Knows Best

Basic Principles of Behavior - Feb 17
Class Notes - Overview of Behavior Principles
Recommended Reading - Making Sense of Animal Conditioning

Animal Digestion, Foraging, & Requirements - Feb 04 & Feb 09
   Class Notes - on Grazing Species (Feb 09)
   Class Presentation - on Feeding Strategies by Dr. Shipley (Feb 09)
   Required Reading - on Grazing Species
   Class Notes - on Animal Nutrition (Feb 04)
   Required Reading - on Animal Nutrition
   Optional Reading - Matching the cow with forage resources to improve profitability (Adams et al. 1996, Rangelands.)
   Background Reading - Ruminant Nutrition for the Graziers (ATTRA.)

Plant Nutritive Value - Feb 02
   Class Notes - on Nutritive Value
   Required Reading - on Nutritive Value
   Class Presentation - on Toxic Plants
   Required Handout - Why Animals Die from Eating Poisonous Plants
   Required Handout - Reducing Losses Due to Tall Larkspur Poisoning

Plant Response to Disturbance - Jan 28
Class Notes - Plant Response to Disturbance (Jan 28)
Required Reading - Grazing Resistance section to end of chapter in
Developmental Morphology and Physiology of Grasses. by D.D. Briske.

Class Notes - Plant Response to Fire and Grazing (Jan 28)
Required Reading - Fire Effects on Rangeland Ecosystems... Available On-Line(at::http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/range/publications/documents/fire1.htm)
Handout - Factors Influencing Grazing Tolerance
Handout - Carbohydrate Reserves: What you learned may be wrong.

Plant Morphology & Physiology - Jan 21 and Jan 26
Class Notes - Plant Basics
Presentation in Class- Plant Basics (Jan 21)
Class Notes- Plant Physiology (Jan 26)
Required Reading on Range Readiness
Class Notes - Plant Morphology (Jan 26)

Background Reading - Understanding Grass Growth: The Key to Profitable Livestock Production
Supplemental web-site on meristems and tillering
Supplemental web-site on recovery time and grazing management

What is Range Management - Jan 21
Class Notes - What is Rangeland Management

Required Reading - Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature (pages 8-10)

Optional Reading - Range science and range management