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PNW-SRM MEETINGS

2026 PNW SRM Annual Meeting and Tour, Chewelah WA, September 28-30.

Wolf Depredation, Ranch Economics for Confident Rangeland Decision Making, Intensive Grazing and Forage Monitoring

Thanks to our sponsors, registration is free.  Meals available to purchase at the Mistequa Hotel.  

Wolf Depredation

  • The Concern of Wolf Conservation
  • Rancher Experience Managing for Wolves
  • Range Riding for deterring Wolves and Improving Forage Use

Ranch Economics for Confident Rangeland Decision

  • True Cost of Production: understanding the full economics behind production costs.
  • Tools for Evaluating Capital Purchases: methods for making better investment decisions.
  • Comparing Alternatives: Evaluating the costs, benefits, risks, and tradeoffs among different management choices.  Case study: predation management.
  • Communicating Financial and Economic Situations with Your Team: helping people understand the economic implications behind management decisions.

Intensive Grazing and Forage Monitoring

  • NRCS and USFS Monitoring for Forage Utilization and Planning
  • Intensive Grazing and Forage Monitoring under Predator Pressure
  • Range Riding to Improve Forage Use
  • Intensive Grazing Monitoring as it Relates to Stock Management and Range Riding 

Thanks to our Sponsors: Outreach tables available for sponsors

  • Ferry Conservation District
  • Nobel Research Institution
  • US Forest Service
  • Natural Resource Conservation Service
  • Society for Range Management

 

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Meeting Schedule: Some presenters remain tentative

DateTopicDetailsLocationTime
Monday, September 28Introduction
  • About SRM
  • Meeting Goals
Mistequa Ballroom8:00 a.m.
Wolf Conservation, Agency Panel
  • Roylene Comes at Night, NRCS
  • Brandon Weinman, USFS
  • Patrick Bell, USDA FSA
  • WDFW Personnel
  • Laura Wilder, WSDA
  • Alisa Siemens, BC Ministry of Forestry

8:30 a.m.
Wolf Depredation, Producer Panel
  • Ryan Tracy, M2 Cattle Co.
  • Ted Wishon
  • Jeff Dawson, WCA
9:30 a.m.
Break10:30 a.m.
Q and A11:00 p.m.
Lunch breakLunch on your own12 noon
Range Riding Organizations, Field Experiences, Panel
  • Scott Nielson, CPOW
  • Jay Shepherd, Conservation NW
  • Jeff Flood, Ferry and Stevens Co. Sheriff Dept.
  • Sisto Hernandez, Western Landowners Alliance (virtual)

1:30 p.m.
Range UtilizationTip Hudson, WSU2:30 p.m.
Break3:30-4 p.m.
Q and A, adjourn4-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29Ranch Economics for Confident Rangeland Decision MakingDave Voth, Integrated Grazing Management:
  • Cost of Production
  • Capital Purchases
Mistequa Ballroom8:00 a.m.-noon
Lunch breakLunch on your own
Ranch Economics for Confident Rangeland Decision Making
Dave Voth, Integrated Grazing Management:
  • Economics of Management Choices, Depredation Case Study
  • Communicating: Helping your Team Understand the Financial Implications of Management Decisions
1:00-4 p.m.
Q and A, wrap up and adjourn4:00-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday Evening, September 29PNW SRM Dinner and Annual Meeting: CANCELLEDAnnual meeting postponed until later in the fall. It will be virtual.5:15 p.m.
Wednesday, September 30Field Day: Register at event for carpoolsBring lunch or snacks and waterCalispell Meadows, Chewelah allotment, Colville NF8 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Grazing with PredatorsLocal Producers
Range Riding NGO’s and Law Enforcement
  • Scott Nielson, CPOW
  • Jeff Flood, Ferry and Stevens Co. Sheriff Dept.
Intensive Grazing and Forage MonitoringUSFS and NRCS Range Cons: Tiffani Walker-NRCS, Angelle Notaro-NRCS, Johnna Jensen-USFS/Ferry Co Cd board member, Tammy Cheshier-USFS/PNW SRM, Brandon Weinmann-USFS, Saundra Morris- NRCS, Troy Lloyd-NRCS
  • Monitoring for utilization and planning with predator pressure, USFS AND NRCS Range Cons
  • Discussion on intensive grazing monitoring as it related to livestock management and range riding
  • Plant id, monitoring, overview of grazing management on public land, conservation planning
  • Intensive Grazing Monitoring as it relates to Livestock Management and Range Riding


           
Wrap up and adjourn1 p.m.

Lodging:

Mistequa Hotel, 555 Smith Rd, Chewelah, WA

Tour Map, Wednesday, September 30

 No Fee Registration is Required. 

    • Wolf Depredation, Monday, September 28: No Fee.  You are on your own for lunch
    • Ranch Economics for Confident Rangeland Decision, Tuesday, September 29: No Fee.  You are on your own for lunch
    • PNW SRM Annual Meeting, Tuesday evening, September 29: CANCELLED. Annual meeting will be rescheduled later in the fall.  It will be virtual.
    • Grassland Forage Monitoring and Range Riding, Wednesday, September 30:
    • No Fee.  Pack your lunch 

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