\nUniversity of California, Davis
\n\u2022 Mel George, Cooperative Extension Rangeland Specialist<\/p>\n
Colorado State University
\n\u2022 John Ortmann, Assistant Professor and Extension Range Specialist<\/p>\n
University of Idaho
\n\u2022 Ken Sanders, Rangeland Ecology & Management
\n\u2022 Lily Wai, INSIDE Idaho Project Director<\/p>\n
Kansas State University
\n\u2022 Donna Schenk-Hamlin, Director, ISSA
\n\u2022 Mike Haddock, Agriculture Librarian<\/p>\n
Montana State University
\n\u2022 Tracy Brewer, Range Management Specialist
\n\u2022 Jodee Kawasaki, Montana State University Libraries<\/p>\n
University of Nevada
\n\u2022 Sherman Swanson, State Extension Range Specialist
\n\u2022 Brad Schultz, Humbolt County Extension Educator
\n\u2022 Amy Shannon, Head, Life and Health Sciences Library<\/p>\n
New Mexico State University
\n\u2022 Tim McKimmie, Agriculture Librarian<\/p>\n
Oregon State University
\n\u2022 John Tanaka, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center and Policy Analysis Center for
\nWestern Public Lands (PACWPL)
\n\u2022 Norman Harris, Department of Rangeland Resources
\n\u2022 Susan Goodson, Collection Development, Valley Library<\/p>\n
Texas A&M University
\n\u2022 Wayne Hamilton (wt-hamilton@tamu.edu), Director, Center for Grazinglands & Ranch
\nManagement
\n\u2022 Deva E. Reddy, Life Sciences Librarian<\/p>\n
Utah State University
\n\u2022 Roger Banner, Assoc. Professor & Extension Specialist, College of Natural Resources
\n\u2022 Carla Heister, Director, Quinney Natural Resources Research Library<\/p>\n
Washington State University
\n\u2022 Jim Dobrowolski, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
\n\u2022 Cindy Kaag, Head of Science Libraries<\/p>\n
National Agriculture Library
\n\u2022 Melanie Gardner, AgNIC Coordinator\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\nUniversity of Arizona Workshop Planning Committee
\n\u2022 Marianne Bracke, Science-Engineering Library
\n\u2022 Carla Casler, Arid Lands Information Center
\n\u2022 Michael Haseltine, Arid Lands Information Center
\n\u2022 Barbara Hutchinson, Arid Lands Information Center
\n\u2022 Doug Jones, Science-Engineering Library
\n\u2022 Sheila Merrigan, Cooperative Extension
\n\u2022 Cathy Miller, School of Information Resources and Library Science
\n\u2022 Jeanne Pfander, Science-Engineering Library
\n\u2022 George Ruyle, Rangeland and Forest Resources Program<\/p>\n
Other University of Arizona Participants
\n\u2022 Julie L. Conley, Research Associate
\n\u2022 Ken Foster, Director, Office of Arid Lands Studies
\n\u2022 Maria Fernandez-Gimenez, Rangeland and Forest Resources Program
\n\u2022 Chris Kollen, Geography Librarian, Arizona Electronic Atlas Project
\n\u2022 Robert MacArthur, CALS Networking Coordinator
\n\u2022 Chestalene Pintozzi, Facilitator, University Library
\n\u2022 Anne Thwaits, Web Graphics Specialist
\n\u2022 Deborah Young, Director, Extension Programs<\/p>\n
Non-Attending Participants from Other States
\nColorado State University
\n\u2022 Allison Level, Assistant Professor, Morgan Library<\/p>\n
Kansas State University
\n\u2022 Paul D. Ohlenbusch, Extension State Leader & Extension Specialist Grazing Land Management<\/p>\n
New Mexico State University
\n\u2022 Chris Allison, Range Extension Specialist<\/p>\n
Oregon State University
\n\u2022 Mike Borman, Range Extension Specialist<\/p>\n
University of California, Davis
\n\u2022 Bill Frost, Natural Resources Program Director<\/p>\n
University of Idaho
\n\u2022 Karen Hertel, Reference Librarian<\/p>\n
University of Wyoming
\n\u2022 Jeff Powell, Professor, Range Science & Watershed Management, Wyoming Agricultural
\nExperiment Station<\/p>\n
Washington State University
\n\u2022 Pete Jacoby, Associate Dean\n<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Summary of Results<\/h3>\n
A workshop was held at the University of Arizona (UA) on March 14-16, 2002, to explore the possibility of forming a Western regional rangelands alliance to develop a comprehensive Web-based resource oncurrent issues and knowledge related to U.S. Western rangelands. This resource would build on the UA’s six year effort in creating the Managing Rangelands web site which is part of the Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) national initiative.<\/p>\n
Twenty-two participants attended the workshop including representatives from twelve Western landgrant institutions, the Policy Analysis Center for Western Public Lands (PACWPL), the Society for Range Management, and the AgNIC Coordinator from the National Agricultural Library. An ambitious agenda included presentations by all states on rangelands-related Web activities, a demonstration of a prototype regional rangelands home page, and discussions on potential organizational structure, content and metadata issues, and funding opportunities (see links below). It was unanimously decided to pursue a common agenda including the development of a regional web site and closely-linked state sites, with the UA taking the lead on initial development activities. Six participants said they would be willing to be members of a governing board, four others said they would help in defining an organizing structure, three offered to be part of a fund-raising task group, and 15 had specific content development interests. In addition, it was decided to extend an invitation of participation to other Western states including the Dakotas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii.<\/p>\n
The contributions to be provided by the UA will be to:<\/p>\n
\n- establish a listserv for communication among all participants<\/li>\n
- put workshop PowerPoint presentations on the web for use by all participants<\/li>\n
- transcribe and distribute notes from the workshop<\/li>\n
- compile a short summary of the workshop results<\/li>\n
- create templates for each state’s interim rangelands web site<\/li>\n
- further develop a regional home page and web site incorporating suggestions from all the participants<\/li>\n
- appoint first governing board and assign task groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Although a task group will be assigned to work on a final organizational structure, an outline was developed of what such a structure might be. Potentially, there will be an Executive Board\/Coordinating Committee which will guide decisions made about Web site content and other issues as needed. Members of the Board would chair task groups on such areas as content development, metadata issues, organizational structure, and funding options. It would also plan annual meetings. In the beginning, the Board will be appointed by Arizona, but eventually it is expected to be an elected body. There will be a liaison designated to the AgNIC national Coordinating Committee and, alternately, a liaison will be designated from the national-level to the regional group. In addition, there will be a proposal to the Society for Range Management to include a member who will serve in an ex officio capacity. Besides the Arizona contributions listed above, the next steps are to begin the loading of quality, evaluated, and in-depth rangeland management and policy-related resources to the regional web site. The framework for the new site will be drawn from the resources available currently on the University of Arizona’s Managing Rangelands web site. The group was eager to begin the first phase of development both at the regional and state levels. The expectation is to have enough collaborative work completed that the results might be presented this coming summer (2002) at various meetings.<\/p>\n
\nFrom Summary of Notes – Next Steps<\/h3>\n
There was general consensus throughout the meeting that this project should move forward, but where do we go from here?<\/p>\n
For Arizona<\/h4>\n\n- Summary information and transcribed notes of what was discussed and accomplished at workshop<\/li>\n
- Periodic follow-ups – 1st one approximately 3 weeks after summary information is distributed<\/li>\n
- Create templates for state use<\/li>\n
- Post PowerPoint presentations and mock-up of regional site<\/li>\n
- Develop a working model of regional site<\/li>\n
- Set up a time frame for decisions from participating institutions<\/li>\n
- Set up listserv to facilitate group communications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nFor States<\/h4>\n\n- Organize material\n
\n- “do the meta thing” – AgNIC can provide metadata support and passwords<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For Workshop Group As A Whole<\/h4>\n\n- Need to create Executive Board\n
\n- how do we do this?<\/li>\n
- follow-up email asking who is willing to serve\/be a candidate<\/li>\n
- should there be a liaison from Executive Board to AgNIC?<\/li>\n
- should Arizona appoint the first Executive Board?<\/li>\n
- 1-, 2-, 3-year terms staggered to rotate out (initially 1 year is too short)<\/li>\n
- enough structure to be organized, but not too much that creativity would be limited<\/li>\n
- the group needs to give 1st Executive Board a charge such as defining when elections will take place, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For Subcommittees<\/h4>\n\n- Identify funding sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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