Pub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.02.002
Brooke Jacobs , Peter Kareiva , Christopher Schachtschneider
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Rangelands preserve biodiversity by connecting fragmented landscapes. As gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations expand throughout the United States, they increasingly move through rangelands, leading to conflicts with livestock.
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We evaluated the efficacy of both lethal and nonlethal wolf-livestock conflict mitigation methods and found nonlethal methods achieved more significant risk reduction for cattle. We focused on wolf-cattle conflict mitigation, as US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services (USDA WS) reports most wolf-livestock conflicts in the United States involve cattle.
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We examined the USDA WS Nonlethal Initiative, which indicated a growing shift toward nonlethal wolf management. We found nonlethal methods, such as range riding, harassment, deterrents, and electric fencing showed promise, but their use varied geographically.
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Nonlethal livestock protection methods may effectively reduce conflicts while addressing the needs of ranchers, conservationists, and animal rights advocates. They deserve more significant investment and research, beginning with the USDA WS.
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We developed a toolkit for ranchers and rangeland managers interested in nonlethal livestock protection, which offers information and resources for implementing conflict mitigation techniques.
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Pub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.03.001
Jim Sprinkle , Cole Kempton , Dan Lauritzen , Justin Hatch , Sawyer Fonnesbeck , April Hulet , Robbert Mickelsen , Hans Bastian , Jared Simpson , Jameson Brennan
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Cattle increased grazing on south-facing slopes during a better forage-quality year and grazed more on north-facing slopes during a poor-quality forage year.
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During a poor-quality forage year, cattle increased daily grazing times except when winter storms prevailed.
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Targeted grazing in a year with substantial rainfall before the end of the grazing season resulted in weight gain for cattle with no added protein supplements.
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Increased grazing time in a year with poor forage quality resulted in increased weight loss, suggesting that the energy contained in forage did not compensate for the extra energy required to acquire it.
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Satellite Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) imagery can assist in predicting when protein supplements should be used in a targeted grazing project.
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Pub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.02.001
Tonya R. Haigh , Madeline Goebel , Cody Knutson
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Our canvass of the literature finds a lack of clarity on what researchers and ranchers mean by the concept of ``planning for drought.''
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We found gaps in the data on the proportion of ranchers who either engage in the process of planning for drought and/or have a formal plan for drought.
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We present suggestions for specifying the dimensions of drought planning and plans in research design, measurement, and publishing, which will improve the state of knowledge regarding the use and benefits of ranch drought planning.
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With this knowledge, the range management community will have better decision and planning support for ranchers to manage future drought and climate extremes.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.12.002
Briana Swette, Kelly Hopping
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Targeted grazing is gaining popularity for invasive species and fuels management in the American West, but significant uncertainty about its potential remains. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) is interested in scaling-up the use of targeted grazing, which requires adaptive rangeland management.
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Interviews with diverse USFS staff indicated that they have variable attitudes toward targeted grazing, due largely to beliefs about the impact of livestock grazing on vegetation and their attitudes about permittee management of livestock.
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The intention among staff to take action to implement targeted grazing falls behind their positive attitudes toward the practice, due largely to lack of perceived social pressure to use the tool within the agency.
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Our findings regarding targeted grazing showed how individual psychosocial variables and behavior can influence agency-wide adaptive management.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.01.002
Nicole Nimlos, Timm Gergeni, John Derek Scasta
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Ranchers can potentially be paid in the voluntary carbon market for engaging in land stewardship activities (e.g., enrolling in a conservation easement, halting tilling, reseeding, and rotational grazing) intended to increase carbon sequestration.
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The prominent registries setting the standards for participating in the voluntary carbon market include American Carbon Registry, Climate Action Reserve, and Verra. Each registry has its own set of requirements for grazing lands’ programs that include contract duration, demonstration of soil carbon accumulation, enrolling in an easement, and methods for estimating soil organic carbon.
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There are risks associated with participating in the voluntary carbon market, including uncertainties about profitability, soil carbon estimation accuracy, and the capacity of soil to accumulate carbon.
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Ranchers should “shop around” and explore various carbon companies and their program requirements when considering joining the carbon market.
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Producers should consider asking explicit questions when speaking to carbon companies about their liability, expectations, and sampling. Ultimately, consulting with an accountant and lawyer is critical.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.12.003
David Matarrita-Cascante , Cinthy Veintimilla , Chase Brooke , Morgan Treadwell , Caitlin Castro
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Amenity migration is a phenomenon entailing the temporary or permanent movement of urban dwellers to rural areas.
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Most of the literature on amenity migration to working lands has focused on farming communities or ranching communities with high scenic beauty.
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Our study focuses on amenity migration to ranching communities that are not traditionally considered scenic places; they attract a less affluent segment of amenity migrants and have expanded since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Our study seeks to understand who these amenity migrants are by focusing on their motivations to purchase land, their goals within their ranches, and their levels of knowledge about managing rangelands.
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It is critical to understand this population, because they are becoming more prominent and are the main clientele of conservation staff. Their actions have important repercussions for the ecological and financial health of rangeland systems.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.01.004
Jamie Dahl , Julie E. Larson , Cameron Duquette , María E. Fernández-Giménez , Evan P. Tanner , Devii Rao , Gene Gloeckner
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The Society for Range Management (SRM) is a long-standing international organization in range science and management that strives to maintain diverse membership. With global leaders advocating for diverse perspectives in rangeland stewardship, shifts in SRM membership can inform how participation in range professions is changing.
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We surveyed SRM members in 2021 to assess member demographics, engagement and perceived values, and priorities for SRM.
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Results showed demographic shifts from 1992 to 2021, with increasing representation of women (34.8%) and people of color (15.4%), especially in younger age groups (22-41). We provided the first data on veterans (10.6%), persons with disabilities (5.7%), and the LGBTQ+ community (6%).
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Networking was the most frequently reported value of SRM membership (82%). Most respondents engaged with multiple professional disciplines (71%), and the inclusion of diverse perspectives was a common 10-year priority. Overall, 65% of respondents felt SRM should be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (i.e., DEI) for natural resource professions.
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Participation in SRM has diversified by some metrics, but findings highlighted the importance of diverse viewpoints and social connections for engagement. Based on these data, we identified strategies to advance SRM's mission and engage a broader range of members’ experiences and perspectives.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.01.001
Holly F. Henderson , Urs P. Kreuter
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Retention of privately owned open space is becoming an increasing imperative throughout the United States, particularly in densely developed regions.
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As of 2022, 35 states have adopted some form of preferential tax treatment to conserve land based solely on its environmental value.
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In 11 states, including Texas, agricultural or timber production is a prerequisite to receiving this property tax reduction, which precludes ecologically valuable, nonworking land from being conserved through preferential property tax treatment.
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We evaluated 17 states that do not necessitate agricultural or timber use and present alternative strategies to protect land based on ecological significance.
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Our results provide options for possible modification of Conservation Open Space Valuation to programs that do not possess production-oriented qualification requirements.
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