Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management

10/09/2026

Registration extended to Monday, Oct. 12 at 11am! RSVP ASAP!

Join us, and Glenn Elzinga of Alderspring Ranch Grassfed Organic Beef in Idaho, who will be presenting "𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵, 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁" at 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀, the CSSRM Annual Meeting, next Thursday October 15 in Dolores!

Society for Range Management
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists North America
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
CSU Extension - Montezuma County
CSU Extension

10/09/2026

Learn about "Strategic rangeland and herd management planning before and after fires" from Dr. Rory O'Connor of the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, next Thursday Oct. 15 at Livestock on Landscapes, the CSSRM Annual Meeting in Dolores!

Register by TODAY, October 9, on the CSSRM website!

Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Burns (EOARC)
CSU Extension - Montezuma County
Society for Range Management
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists North America

Dr. Rory O’Connor was one of three recognized with a 2024 Outstanding Young Professional Award - no joke!

Within SRM he serves as an Associate Editor for REM, a Director for the PNW Section, has organized multiple sessions at annual meetings, is past President of the Young Professionals Conclave, helped organize local high school range camps, and served eight years as a member of the Student Activities Committee.

https://rangelands.org/oconnor-honored-by-society-for-range-management-with-outstanding-young-professional-award/

10/08/2026

We're so excited to have Dr. Flavie Audoin participant as a panelist for our film festival, 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗲 on Oct. 14th, and as a speaker for the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 on Oct. 15.

Dr. Audoin is a Rangeland Management Extension Specialist with University of Arizona Cooperative Extension with a focus on plant-herbivore Interactions and targeted grazing. Her research and outreach efforts are focused on helping ranchers use innovative tools and grazing practices to sustainably manage rangelands. She is originally from France.

Register for the annual meeting by Oct. 9th at CSSRM.org

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
Arizona Section of Society for Range Management
Rangelands Partnership
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists North America
CSU Extension
CSU Extension - Montezuma County

The Arizona Senate proclaimed 2026 as the Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists throughout Arizona in recognition of and solidarity with the United Nations International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026.

Our Assistant Rangeland Management Specialist Flavie Audoin (second from left) was able to attend the reading of the proclamation yesterday and celebrate the effort, which was led by Barbara Hutchinson, with support for her and George Ruyle. Thanks to Bob Rink for the group photo!

10/07/2026

We're stoked to kick off our annual meeting, 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀, on October 15 with Dr Juan Villalba of Utah State University presenting "From bites to landscapes: how livestock behavior and foodscape interventions shape rangeland and ruminant health."

Juan is a Professor at USU Wildland Resources and Associate Dean for Research at the USU Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He was recently the keynote speaker at the International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores. He is originally from Argentina, and did his PhD in Range Science at USU.

Register for our annual meeting by October 9!

Society for Range Management
Utah Section of the Society for Range Management
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists North America

09/30/2026

We're excited to have 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 of Fort Lewis College, the great historian of public lands in the West, at the CSSRM film festival "𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗲" on October 14 in Cortez--celebrating the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists!*

Andy's new book 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴, the definitive history of BLM National Conservation Lands, is now available!*



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Society for Range Management
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists North America
Sunflower Theatre at KSJD
History at Fort Lewis College
Environmental Center at Fort Lewis College
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College
Bureau of Land Management - Colorado
The Leopold Writing Program
Colorado Coalition to Enhance Working Lands

09/29/2026

Land Recovery Field Day

Come spend a day out in the field with variety of land recovery experts to help you learn how to set your property up for recovery success post fire and flood. This event will include a free lunch and include walking in damaged areas. It will be recommended to wear closed toed shoes and long pants. Participation is limited to 20 people due to scope size limitations of where we are going.

Date: Friday October 2nd
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Beulah (exact location TBD)
Cost: Free

Register here: https://forms.gle/SoSFjqVAQCqdX3xq9

09/28/2026

October 10 at the Carpenter Ranch in Routt County

Planning for the future of your operation starts with strong business fundamentals. This one day course with Ranching for Profit will cover finance, accounting, leadership, and succession planning topics designed to support producers, family members, successors, and next-generation leaders. Join us on October 10th in Hayden for this amazing opportunity!

Participants will also have the option to join an afternoon ranch tour and discussion at The Nature Conservancy’s Carpenter Ranch Preserve. Cost is just $50 per person, plus $20 for each additional family member or successor, and lunch is included.

To register, visit the link in our bio or send your name and preferred contact information to [email protected].

09/24/2026

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