By Maurice Hansen
It's been said that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the smaller it gets, the
faster it goes. So I attribute the speed with which this year is passing to the fact that
I am, well, older. Next year should go a lot slower with the youthful Mike Borman in the
prez's chair. By creating more time in this fashion I'm sure more can be accomplished.
Having missed the Vernon event, all I can say is that it turned out well, according to
reports and the positive cash flow. I'm looking forward to Lakeview in October. After a
summer of lurking around in the trees, it'll be a relief to get into the open.
Since early May I've been working on a low-stress cattle handling and range management
project. A couple hundred mother cows and I have been getting intimate as we work to
change behavior. To start with it was thought the cows had the only behavior problem. They
are the critters that prefer certain spots which they will, if permitted, lip graze to the
dirt for little benefit while avoiding abundant grass elsewhere. They seem blissfully
unaware their purpose is economic and they should be thinking production.
The project's objective was to keep the cattle in a herd, more or less, and move them so
as to utilize the feed for the benefit of both the cows and grass. The cows have latched
onto the low-stress thing very well but I've experienced a lot of stress when high
centered in an impassable thicket while the bunch exits down the wrong draw. This doesn't
bother the cows at all and over time I, too, have become more accepting of these
situations.
What we've learned so far:
· These cows like to travel and could care less about staying in a
herd,
· Abundant grass, salt, water: none of these exerts much hold,
· The cows are in tune with easy handling methods so trailing them
wherever is easy,
· After a day in a spot, boredom seems to take over and they're gone
elsewhere regardless of the amenities provided,
· We've had better utilization and used new areas. To accomplish this
in these conditions requires riding at least every other day and that will likely be a
long day since we'll probably deal with several small bunches,
· A good dog is invaluable and all herders (dog, horse, rider) need to
be fit,
· A bike or quad is handy for locating cattle but little use for
herding because of trees, rocks and steep ground,
· With regrets to would-be vaqueros, in the bush, sometimes you need to
work on foot.
This project's purpose is, at one level, about helping a cow (and herder?) reach full
potential. We want fully self-actualized cows. If we can produce such a critter much range
management angst will vanish. Not there yet but I see a glimmer of possibility.
By John Buckhouse, Oregon State University
There are excellent people who deserve recognition within our section. We encourage you
to send nominations into the Awards Committee! In an attempt to be "user
friendly" we are informal about the format which you send your nomination(s) --- But
it does need to be in writing! Send a letter nominating your candidate to chairperson John
Buckhouse, Department of Rangeland Resources, OSU, Corvallis, OR. 97330 by the first week
of September.
Nominations are being accepted for:
1. Trail Boss: Our highest honor, recognizing service and professional contribution.
2. Exemplary Service: Honoring specific and\or long term activity which has gone beyond
the "call of duty."
"There are PNW members above par
and our silent gang knows who they are.
So pick up a pen
tho writing and you are rarely kin,
And send a nomination to the SRM awards czar."
Award Nomination Deadline
September 5
When you get to the "Heart of Oregon" (Madras, Redmond, Prineville, Bend) you
are 5 hours out of Lakeview. Central Oregon SRM folks welcome your overnight stay in our
homes, Tuesday night going and Friday night returning. We could carpool/caravan/bus(??)
together on to Lakeview in time for the Wednesday noon Board Meeting (open to all) or
sightseeing. Lakeview has history. It is special. To make logistics of arriving and
getting to your C.O. host home work, please contact one of the following by "e"
or evening phone. "E" would be less expensive for return calls; if you've got
it, use it, but we WILL accept phone calls. (If we don't answer, please leave message:
name, phone, best time to reach you, how many beds.) Call by Sunday evening Oct. 7, if you
can, but if not, just call. We can handle it. This will be a good adventure!
Michael & Peggy Fisher, 541-923-6955, fisherm@bendnet.com
John & Lynne Breese, 541-447-6762, jlbreese@pacifier.com
Nominees for 2nd Vice President (Vote for 1)
Jim Tiedeman, Wenatchee WA
My SRM membership began in 1976 as a range graduate student at Colorado State. In 1983, I became WSU Extension Range Management Specialist and joined PNW SRM. I am on the international affairs committee of the parent society. I now work as Rangeland Management Specialist for BLM. For fun, I like skiing on smooth calm water or deep dry powder snow. I am an enthusiastic amateur bird watcher.
Professionally, I have worked more than 25 years in rangeland management, research and extension, including nine years in Africa. Activities include: vegetation mapping, range monitoring, grazing systems research, utilization surveys, noxious weed control and vegetation. My greatest interest is sustainable management of native rangeland.
As a youth (a few years ago!), I raised and showed beef cattle, selling locker beef. When it became clear that I was not going to make a living in the cattle business, I headed to WSU to earn a degree in Soil Conservation. My interest in range management began as a soil scientist for Soil Conservation Service in Idaho. The concept of range succession and ecology was fascinating. Colorado State offered me an assistantship and I completed a Ph.D. in Range Ecology in 1979.
Times are changing, or better put, times have changed! Livestock producers are still the major users and stewards of PNW range, but other uses - hunting, hiking, off-road vehicles and other recreation have increased demands and pressure on our rangeland. Pressure from the environmental community to protect and preserve rare animals, plants and plant communities has increased. Legislation for endangered or threatened fish has imposed new regulations on rangeland watersheds. Each year rangeland is lost to subdivisions and development on both sides of the border. Times have changed. We cannot roll the ball backwards.
Our Section can play an important role in bringing these diverse users together. Rangeland is the common ground; all players want it to be there and functioning for this and future generations. Let’s focus on issues such as noxious weeds, sustained productivity, and quality of the environment common to us all. We are the Society of professional range managers and scientists that the public relies upon for direction in wise rangeland use. We can provide the guidance that the public and legislators need. I am honored to be nominated for 2nd Vice President and look forward to furthering our goals as a professional society.
Les Booth, Lakeview, OR
I work as Range Management Specialist with the BLM and serve as the president of the Southern Oregon SRM Chapter. We will host the PNW fall meeting; I invite everyone to Lakeview for fun and education. Our chapter and the town of Lakeview have worked hard and are excited to share issues vital to our region.
I became interested in range management as a teenager working on a ranch near Cheyenne. I received a B.S. in Range Management from the U. of WY (’78) and an M.S. in Range Science from CO. State (’82). My CSU research focused on how a short duration grazing system impacted both cattle nutrition and forage production. I worked in the mining industry doing vegetation inventories and land reclamation in Utah and New Mexico, before becoming a 17-year BLM Range Management Specialist. Spending most of my free time with my two kids, I am a Little League coach, serve on the League board – and, we try to go fishing!
I believe SRM and PNW Section should support our traditional activities, such as helping livestock producers, but realize that rangeland is a diverse and complex environment; the Section should represent that diversity. We need to reach out to all individuals who share a common interest in preserving and managing rangeland for the long term. The diversity of knowledge and experience should be our greatest strength as we help solve the complex issues facing range managers.
I strongly believe PNW Section should be proactive in education and outreach, and speaking out on range related management issues such as riparian areas and sage grouse habitat. We must educate a growing urban public about rangelands. I support the Section’s efforts to foster understanding by bringing people together to work in the field on range related projects. Only through cooperation can we protect and improve rangelands while reducing costly legal battles that do little for range, or people and animals that use it.
With an enormous base of expertise and experience, we should be a source of objective opinion in public debate. We should promote success stories and discuss our failures. We can stress the importance of collecting and applying sound science and understanding before drastic actions are taken that have irreversible impacts on humans, habitat and wildlife. Rangelands are diverse and complex; issues have elusive solutions. Decisions will be made with or without us. We must pursue an aggressive outreach to attract members, educate the public and engage in discourse on range related issues.
Nominees for Director (Vote for 2)
Rex Harder, Ritzville, WA
As a prospective member of the Board of Directors, PNW Section of SRM, I can bring a broad
spectrum of education and experience to the Board.
I was raised on the ranch at Sprague, WA and graduated from WSU ('69) with a Degree in Ag.
Economics and a commission in the US Army.
The Army taught me to operate field artillery, fly a helicopter and work in a Pershing
Missile Battalion.
Tours of duty extended from SE Asia to Europe. When I returned to WA, I entered Gonzaga
U., completed a Masters in Federal Taxation and became a CPA.
A personal goal is to formulate a sustainable business operation on our family cattle
ranch. The main criteria: business is profitable, sustainable on the land resource, and
ethical. Our products are forages, water and open space. Our customers are anyone who may
eat, fish, hunt, windsurf, or horseback ride. Clear and consistent communication to these
urban customers is crucial.
We who live and work in the natural resource based industries face challenges. SRM
provides a way for professionals to exchange ideas. I believe an important focus is to
deliver this information to the urban public that is asking how we operate the land
resources. These people are our customers. An important retail concept is "the
Customer is always right".
Rick Forsman, John Day, OR
I am pleased to run for a position on the Board of PNW SRM. I graduated OSU in '76 and
have worked for the USFS as a Range Management Specialist since then. My current position
is Range & Wildlife Program Manager for the Malheur National Forest. I have worked on
two other forests in Oregon and a National Grassland in North Dakota. Off the job, I hunt,
fish and have recently returned to archery. I also cook and brew!
I am familiar with rangelands of OR and WA and have visited a good share of British
Columbia. Across this broad area, there are similar range management issues.
I believe that one of the great strengths of our Section is that we have constituents from
Canada and the United States. I want us to continue to take advantage of that situation by
learning from each other. We can share professional ideas as well as cultures and
politics.
We need to be proactive in dealing with important issues like invasive weeds and rangeland
health. If elected, I would look forward to helping guide the Section through these next
few years.
Rod Dinwoodie, Vernon, BC.
I have worked as a Range Agrologist with the Ministry of Forests for ten years. Range
issues have been many and varied from riparian management to silvicultural in nature. One
thing is certain¼Range managers of the day require a vast array of skills and abilities
to meet the challenges facing the resource. I am excited to see a growing number of people
concerned about threatened grassland habitat of B.C. and other regions, indicating that
range managers will continue to have a significant role to play in both planning and
implementation.
I see the SRM providing a mechanism for both individuals and groups to identify and
resolve issues relating to range. At the Section tour in Vernon, it was encouraging to see
the number of different groups participating and learning from each other the issues of
weeds and grasslands. It seems to me that this is a key function SRM can provide, this
being a forum to get together and learn from each other. If elected, I would strive to
serve the Society well.
My wife Jocelyne and I entertain at Cowboy Festivals and other functions where the West
and cowboy are recognized. We have 3 wonderful daughters, 2 border collies and a paint
mare! Thank you for your support.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ride with a long rein!
Darren Bruhjell, Kamloops, B.C.
I have been in the field eight years. Prior to my work as Range Specialist for the
Ministry of Agriculture, I was a Public Land Specialist for Alberta Agriculture and an
ecological consultant in W. Canada. I also worked as summer Research Technician for
Agriculture and Forestry Canada. I spend as much time as I can with my beautiful wife
Leanne, and equally beautiful one-year old daughter Jenna.
It is an honor to be nominated to the Section Board. I first got to experience our Section
(besides frequent visits with my mentors Don Blumenauer and Alf Bawtree) this summer in
Vernon. I came away from our field tour in awe of the expertise with which our Section is
blessed. I look forward to knowing all of you.
SRM is extremely important to me. Never has this been so clear as now. After attending a
conference filled with fishery biologists and lawyers, I have a clearer picture of the
challenge we face. The public must be made aware of what we do and how we benefit the
economy and the environment. Education, slow and sometimes painful, is the only way to go.
We may not change minds and attitudes of all, but we can show a majority how sustainable
ranching can be economically and environmentally sound. I would be glad to serve.
By Maurice Hansen
Some time ago, the Section received a generous donation from a member. After reviewing
SRM's vision, mission, and goals, the Board of Directors came up with a plan to
"invest" this money. The plan is to "franchise" a concept pioneered by
PNW members John and Lynne Breese seven years ago. It started as a memorial to Nan
Lenhart, an Extension Agent who died of A.I.D.S. in 1994. Her willingness to meet new
people, share ideas and have fun has been celebrated for seven years in Prineville, Oregon
by hundreds of participants. Friends, family, natural resource professionals, and others
gather for a work weekend to reach an improved understanding of the land and each other.
Kendall Derby (PNW member with National Park Service in John Day, OR) is spearheading the
project. He explains: "Natural resources can be a lonely and conflicted world.
Connecting with each other is a certain remedy. As a professional resource manager I am
paid to guard the balance point between irreversible exploitation and exclusion of my own
species. If a balance of choices is to thrive we need to consciously construct
connections."
To that end, if the Board's courage and ambition hold, the Section will launch a call for
proposals to chapters willing to step forward and facilitate connections, using the
general outline provided by the Breeses (modifications are expected and encouraged).
Kendall describes the process like a recipe:
"Gather a group rich in common sense. Add a few visionaries and a few closed minds.
Stand facing the storm and tell them to "go get it done." Repair a head cut,
provide habitat for fingerlings, or gather seed to restore a meadow. Talk about natural
resources and a future that we share. Meet new people, blend ideas and have fun. With
funds generously donated to our Section, we want to subsidize a learning/working, bridge
building/barrier busting event near your home on the range."
Your project can take place on private or public land, with a group of any size. The
Breeses say the following has worked well for them: Invite people all year long, and then
send written invitations a month or so before the event. Offer out-of-towners a place to
stay at your or a neighbor's house. Provide materials and equipment. Ask a few folks to
serve as project leaders (answer questions, give directions). Encourage questions about
why we're doing what we're doing, and be ready to change gears in response to great ideas
from participants. Provide breakfasts and dinners of local and in-season food. Invite
folks to do potluck lunch at the work site. Insist that people have fun.
You'll hear more about this proposal at the Lakeview meeting in October. Start
brainstorming your Chapter's project proposal now.
SRM's Annual Meeting and Field Workshop comes to you with the support
and encouragement of these folks and businesses. Thank you from all of PNW SRM!
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Stockgrowers Assoc.
Dupont
Rainier Seeds, Inc.
Round Butte Seed Growers
Truax Company, Inc.
Wilbur-Ellis Company, Madras Branch
Withrotor Aviation
Tour Summary
By Robert Marheine, wildlife biologist for Portland General Electric, Madras OR
The PNW Summer Tour in Vernon, British Columbia was jointly hosted by the SRM and the
Grasslands Conservation Council (GCC) of British Columbia. As others will attest (articles
below), the meetings and tours were well organized and extremely informative, and the
Okanagan Valley setting beautiful.
The event began with a poster session and social hour to meet new and old friends while
sampling an incredible variety of cheeses. The next morning Roy Cranston (BC Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries) summarized the history of infestation and control of
noxious weeds in BC. Dwaine Brooke (BC Ministry of Forests) explained current concerns and
strategies, and Rosemary De Clerk-Floate (agriculture and Agrifood Canada) showed examples
of successful biological control. They've released four different insects on Dalmatian
toadflax since the 1980s.
Roger Sheley (Montana State U) told us he loves to kill weeds a much as the next guy, but
that just "killing weeds" should never be our goal; if it is, our only guarantee
is that we'll spend a lot of money. He suggested we think about goals, be they to increase
rangeland health or productivity, enhance recreational experience, or whatever, and then
see how weed control fits into the picture. In the field, we saw this in action. As we
stood in a sea of weeds (primarily rush skeletonweed and sulphur cinquefoil), where the
management goals were not defined beyond "help." Some control methods had been
tried, but were going nowhere. In contrast, the management goal was well-defined at the
second stop: maintain site productivity to allow livestock grazing. While one could argue
that the site had not returned to native rangeland plants, the goal of providing for
livestock grazing had been realized, the noxious weed population was drastically reduced,
and soil protection was increased.
Sheley made a point that "grazing is the most important type of tool we can be
using" in the fight to control weeds. He showed results of two studies comparing
herbicide alone to herbicide followed by grazing. The latter was much more effective in
reducing knapweed density. "I'm convinced you can shift the species dominance using
different classes of livestock," he said. Mike Borman, Oregon State University,
echoed this; "Proper grazing must be part of an overall integrated weed management
program."
We visited a provincial park where the park managers face issues all too familiar to those
of us living in Oregon and Washington: Residential development moving out into the
rangeland, wildlife encroaching onto farmland, gardens, flower beds ("snack
bars"), and noxious weeds freely moving between the urban and the rural.
Other tour highlights included a visit to the historic tourist-oriented O'Keefe Ranch, and
the Coldstream Ranch, which successfully operates as a ranch after diversifying to adapt
to the expanding range of noxious weeds and urban dwellers. Their ability to accept the
challenge and come up with creative solutions to meet them is commendable.
By Arne Raven, Wolf Ranch, Pritchard, BC
This summer's SRM meeting in Vernon, BC was a great opportunity to get a variety of
people together to discuss different approaches to the burgeoning problem of noxious
weeds. Lynne asked if, from a rancher's perspective, I would put thoughts to paper.
I first saw knapweed in 1965, when ranching in Lytton, B.C. When I moved the ranching
operation to Pritchard, east of Kamloops in 1986, there was already a heavy infestation.
Now I notice that biocontrol, chemical "control" and other factors have
decreased the number and vigor of the plants in the infested areas on the ranch.
Biocontrol is working. I believe that it is unrealistic to look for eradication, but
perhaps coexistence on our terms. There is a one week period in the spring when tender
knapweed plants are grazed by our cattle. That is good news. The bad news is that I've
noticed sulphur cinquefoil moves in where knapweed once dominated.
Houndstongue became a problem 12-14 years ago. On the ranch, we spot spray with 2-4D and
Tordon. I find the chemical treatment very effective even when the plant is in bloom.
Houndstongue is poisonous to cattle, and they generally avoid it, except if present in
hay. We check our hay fields for houndstongue in the first two years after reseeding.
Unless the seeds germinate in the first two years, establishment is extremely low. We also
notice a natural disease affecting the houndstongue. It resembles a mildew and does a good
job on what starts out as a fast growing, strong plant.
Thistle is another concern. When we reseeded alfalfa on an area cleared of brush about 20
years ago, we found a lot of thistle. Following Grandfather's advice, I mow them when they
are in the bud stage, then once again after regrowth. This gets rid of them until the
ground is disturbed again.
Overgrazing can be at fault when considering the increase in weeds, but it is too easy to
just put the blame there. There are many other contributing factors. We must also consider
the weed's incredible competitive ability. Nothing can compete with knapweed on gravel
ridges. However, there are other plants that can give knapweed a run for its money. I have
observed that the self-seeded sweet clover can out-compete knapweed on fair soil sites.
A positive is that farmers and ranchers can receive weed control advice from independent
sources, such as the SRM, and BC Ministry of Agriculture Extension (Branch). Having these
sources means we don't have to depend on advice from chemical companies interested in
selling us a product.
Providing the population with its food has always been a challenge, but one that farmers
and ranchers have always lived up to. Today we must get the message out to the general
public that weeds are all of society's problem, and that we must work together to find
workable solutions.
Dear Lynne,
Well ... they did it again! The B.C. Chapter set the new high water mark for Summer Tours!
Getting there and back was half the fun - our convoy with the frequent "geology
breaks" and coffee stops; your detention at the border (it was the shifty-eyed old
Kendall, I'm convinced) that allowed us to link up with Teal and Robert; dipped cones in
Kelowna; Saturday's late feast at the Brannon's table (Shiraz is nice with salmon, isn't
it?) and the dawn patrol of the Colockum. Good times! I agree, the Colockum would be a
perfect place for a Summer Tour!
But that's not why I'm writing. I'm writing because I think I was remiss in not speaking
out during, what to me, was a fascinating stop on our tour. Since leaving that place there
have been some thoughts and regrets that won't leave me alone. So here goes:
First, a general comment about the location: I don't know if there is a Heaven for we
rangeland people, but if there is, I'm sure the average annual precipitation there is 14 -
16 inches.
Thank God for Alf Bawtree! His patience with us is Zeus-like - how he can take the
fumbling criticisms and mind-numbing questions and not walk away in full-blown, cussing
frustration never ceases to amaze me. My regret is that I didn't stand with him to say
that long term monitoring in our part of the world indicates that, given 20 to 30 years
with protection from abuse, crested wheatgrass seedings can return to native-dominated
stands; that this especially reviled plant can serve as a place-holder for native
communities while it holds some of the essential resources intact, and for not saying that
when faced with an inescapable reality of abusive use on a site like the one where we
stood, the choice of corduroy, "wear-ever" plants like crested wheatgrass is
responsible and practical solution.
After we first climbed the hill from the bus and stopped on the lower terrace, (yes, I
agree with you about the need for some kind of erosion control on that road) I sat with
the others listening to the speechifying and occupied my hands by sorting through the
layers of plant litter that covered the soil surface. What a tight little story they told:
last year's litter was pretty much intact and tawny in color; the previous year's - a
little broken and gray, and each year's contribution - a little darker and a little more
broken down until, after what I figured to be about 6 or 8 years worth of accumulation, it
was indistinguishable from the underlying soil. At that blurry contact between the litter
and the sandy loam was a diverse community of mosses, liverworts and lichens. I came away
concluding that the seeded stand of crested wheatgrass was supporting some of the basic
functions of that little slice of the rangeland ecosystem: I believe the hydrologic
function of the site was at least adequate for the prevailing climate - that the moisture
falling on the site was getting into the soil where it fell or melted; that because of the
litter and cryptogamic layers, moisture entering the soil is likely to be retained for
plant growth and maybe even ground water recharge - not lost to evaporation. In turn, that
spot is not yielding much, if any, overland flow or sediment and is thereby contributing
to water quality and streamflow duration. I don't want to speculate, after only a short
and distracted visit, on the biological diversity of soil organisms or the degree of
biological activity in the system, or on the relative degree of nutrient cycling but
suffice it to say that it's a lot better than would be seen on a bare eroding hillside or
overgrazed seeding. Lastly, the puzzle over the presence of the needleandthread
(which I took to be an ecotype, much different in appearance from its southern relatives)
can be solved, I think, by recognizing that we stood on a glacial outwash terrace, a
signature landform of the Okanogan country, which is made up primarily of sands, gravels,
and cobbles with a soil veneer that can range from deep to very thin. One of the clues to
this puzzle is that needleandthread (Stipa comata) is the dominant grass on the
south-facing front of the terrace where soils are thin to absent. There's probably no
arguing the point that the terrace top supported a community that included Idaho fescue
and bluebunch wheatgrass, but wherever the surface was disturbed and the coarse material
was exposed or piled - at the power poles and where the gas line was buried - there are
skiffs of needleandthread. That material provides just the right medium for Stipa
establishment and persistence. We could have argued the point then and there and I would
have been safe from disproof since, unfortunately, there wasn't a shovel within five miles
of the place.
So there, I said it. Maybe someone would like to discuss (argue) some or all of this in
the next letter.
All the best,
Hugh Barrett
Author is Rangeland Management Specialist with the Oregon State Office of the BLM
This poster was developed in the early 1980s by the B.C. Ministries and
B.C.
Cattlemen's Knapweed Action Committee. Courtesy of Roy Cranston,
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fishes, Abbotsford B.C.
Editors' note: Signing in at the June "Sage grouse
Habitat Restoration Symposium" in Boise, Jim Brunner was startled when Dr. Steven B.
Monsen approached him saying, "We want you to be our guest; please take back your
check." Later in the conference, sagebrush specialist Dr. Durant McArthur put his arm
around Jim's shoulder as he told the participants, "Jim Brunner was the first to
recognize the different sub-species in the Lahonton sagebrush complex." When Jim
shared this with us, we replied, "Jim, there must be more to this story. What did you
do that led to these conference surprises? Please write it up for the newsletter." He
did.
I was known as Owyhee Jim that year since I lived up on the Owyhee desert in a trailer. I
saw a huge infestation of sage moth (Aroga websteri) and wondered if the moth ate
all sages or just certain ones. So I sent a box that had contained my new saddle, full of
various sagebrushes, to Dr. Alan Beetle in Laramie. He was the foremost sagebrush expert
in the west. I tried this and that, and identified all the named sagebrushes, with help
from Dr. Beetle, ones like black sage and the newly named chicken (Artemisia arbuscula)
and Parish's. That left a bunch, though, so I ran into Dr. Beetle at a SRM meeting and
asked about using chromosome counts. He said, that's an awful chore, why not try Alan
Young's thin layer chromatography? So I said, Huh? and he said he'd send me a copy of
Young's doctorate. It turned out to be a method I could afford and use (paper
chromatography costs several thousand just for the machine). So I set up my laboratory in
my spare bedroom and modified Young's method a bit on account of I didn't have a hood
where I could read the chromatogram in an ammonia-saturated atmosphere. It worked! I
figured if I could photograph the run, I'd have a permanent record to compare this with
that. So I spent the next SRM meeting asking people how do you photograph under
ultraviolet light? No one knew. Finally I found a very dry paper that told me: K2 filter!
Now I could do the work properly. I lived in Winnemucca at the time and when the Beowawe
Project wore out, I was assigned as Denio Area Manager (BLM) and kept on studying
sagebrush. Did papers for several years on sagebrush at SRM meetings. Wrote my article for
the Journal of Range Management and they kindly published it. Moved to Las Vegas and
continued with studies. After marriage, I did some more and helped Dr. Clint Wasser
identify sages for studies in the Colorado mountains. Then it was decided that was enough,
so I gave my equipment and photos, etc. to Dr. Jim Bowns at S.Utah State U. Wish I still
had it. Cheers -- Jim B.
| President | Maurice Hansen | 250/247-5200 |
| 1st Vice President | Michael Borman | 541/737-1614 |
| 2nd Vice President | Tim Ross | 250/427-3419 |
| Past President | John Breese | 541/447-6762 |
| Secretary | Mike Malmberg | 250/426-1535 |
| Treasurer | Craig Obermiller | 541/923-2777 |
| Directors | Andrea Sissons | 250/828-4096 |
| Dick Cosgriffe | 541/447-6715 | |
| Will Keller | 509/422-2750 | |
| Mike McInnis | 541/962-1812 | |
| Kendall Derby | 541/987-2108 | |
| Craig Madsen | 509/725-4181 | |
| Members | Michael Fisher | 541/923-6955 |
| Students | Andrea Mann | 509/663-6670 |
| Awards | John Buckhouse | 541/737-1629 |
| Editors | Lynne Breese | 541/447-6762 E-mail jlbreese@pacifier.com |
| Teal Purrington | 541/923-6924 |
(as we know them; keep us posted, please!)
British Columbia Don Blumenauer
Central Oregon Michael Fisher
Lakeview Oregon Les Boothe
Okanagan Washington Richard Fleenor
Panorama Washington Ellen Picard
Welcome New (or Returning) Members
John C. Adams, Arlington WA
Rick Craiger, Redmond Or
Wendy Gardner, Kamloops BC
David Ralph, Kamloops BC
Robert Utley/Lake Co. Small Woodland Assoc., Lakeview OR
Robert Utley/Order of the Antelope Foundation, Lakeview OR
Transfers to PNW
Keith Guenther, Brewster, WA
Amanda Joynt, Vernon BC
Membership Expired
Russell Belknap
Christopher Christie
Ron Crockett
Edward Gheen
Jacob Harder
James Healy
Lynn Kusler
Richard Pyzik
Greg Tegart
Jerry Toman
Charles Warner
Randy Wiest
Today Register today for the PNW SRM Fall Tour!
October 10-12 PNW SRM Annual Meeting and Field Workshop, Lakeview, OR.
Winter 2002 SRM Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO.
Summer 2002 PNW SRM Summer Field Workshop, Washington
Fall 2002 PNW SRM Annual Meeting and Field Workshop, British Columbia
Winter 2003 SRM Annual Meeting, Casper, WY.
Pacific Northwest Section, Society for Range Management
Caring for basic range resources: soil, plants, and water
Want to alert members to an upcoming event? Tell us who your Chapter president is? Give us
your new address? Brag about another member's contribution to range management? Tell us a
story? Call, write, or E-mail the Newsletter Editors! Our mailing address is at the bottom
right corner of this page, and our phone numbers and E-mail are listed under PNW Section
Officers on page 7.
THANKS!