Creating the Next Wave of Rangeland Conservationists

[...]not least, rangeland offers sources of energy including hydrocarbons, wind, solar and water. Since my return to Texas in 1979, I have participated in every workshop. The team has ranchers, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) professionals, ag science teachers, range consultants, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Certified Prescribed Burn Managers and even the local banker. Art and science meet stewardship "During the six-day workshop, youth are immersed in everything from identifying plants, learning mapping skills, conducting forage inventories, learning the grazing habits of livestock and wildlife, studying plant community composition and its impact on water infiltration and runoff, and conducting a prescribed burn on a local ranch.