Aspects of Rangeland Ecology

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Extension Methods

• Individual Contact
• Ranch or Home Visit
• Office Visit
• Telephone Calls
• Result Demonstrations

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Extension Methods

• Group Contact
• General Meeting
• Demonstrations and Field Days
• Short Courses
• Special-Interest Meetings
• Workshops

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Extension Methods

• Camps
• Clinics
• Community Forums
• Organized Clubs
• Distance Education

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Extension Methods

• Mass Media
• News Stories
• Radio
• TV
• Exhibits

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Extension Methods

• Mass Media
• Publications
• Newsletters
• Telephone
• Computer/Internet
• Illustrations

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Rangeland Ecology and Management
Provide Educational Programs for Rangeland
Managers and the General Public To Achieve
Healthy Rangeland Ecosystems, Consumer
Satisfaction, and an Improved Quality of Life

• Rangeland Health and Sustainability

• Rangeland Risk Management for Texans

• Weed and Brush Management

• Water for Texans

• Ecosystem Mgmt. Approach

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Rangeland Health and Sustainability

• Rangeland Restoration

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Rangeland Health and Sustainability

• Rangeland Monitoring

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Rangeland Health and Sustainability

• Project Range Care

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Rangeland Risk Management for Texans

• Total Resource Management

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Rangeland Risk Management for Texans

• Risk Management

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Rangeland Risk Management for Texans

• Range Detect

Robert K. Lyons Associate Professor Extension
Range Specialist and Richard V. Machen,
Associate Professor Extension Livestock
Specialist

• Project Objectives
• Range resource/animal management observation
  tools
• Graphic photographic management indicators

Typical late spring grazing pattern for cattle.
Bars above the horizontal line indicate grazing,
while bars below the line indicate resting and
ruminating. Major grazing periods occurred from 4
to 8 a.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. Minor grazing
periods occurred from 1 to 2 a.m. and around 12
noon.
Stocking rate and stock density determine how
much forage is available to cows and forage
quantity is reflected in body condition scores.
Excessive stocking rates are detrimental to both
the rangeland resource but also to animal
performance and net profits.
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Weed and Brush Management

• General

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Weed and Brush Management

• Prescribed Fire As A Management Tool

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Weed and Brush Management

• Brush Busters

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Weed and Brush Management

• Brush Sculpting

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Water for Texans

• Upland Watershed Management

Demonstrating rangeland watershed management
techniques for water conservation
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Water for Texans

• Upland Watershed Management

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Water for Texans

• Riparian Watershed Management

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Youth and Public Education
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Support

• Publications

• Posters

• Publication CD

• Texas Distance Diagnostics

• Demonstration Equipment

• Graduate Student Training

• Websites

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Websites

• Rangeland Ecology and Management
  http//rangeweb.tamu.edu
• -Extension

• Texas Natural Resources http//texnat.tamu.edu
• Brush Busters
• EXSEL

• Ft. Stockton http//farwest.tamu.edu

- Int. Toxic Plant Mgmt.
- Drought Mgmt.
-Pecos River Ecosystem Project

• Uvalde http//Uvalde.tamu.edu

- Rangeland Herbarium
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Websites
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• TCE Bookstore http//tcebookstore.org
• - Rangeland Publications

• Texas Distance Diagnostics lthttp//www.dddi.org/ta
  mugt

• Rangelands http//rangelandswest.org

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Wagon Wheel Ranch Demonstration Area
10-20 Acre plots demonstrating rangeland
management techniques for brush control and water
conservation
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La Copita Demonstration Ranch
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