Cooperative Extension Service Communications and Technology Department 3354 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071 (307) 766-2540 • fax (307) 766-3998 • www.uwyo.edu

 

For Immediate Release

 

Contact: Robert Waggener, Editor

Phone: (307) 766-3571

E-mail: robertw@uwyo.edu

 

Date: Feb. 21, 2007

 

Rangeland management class April 10 near Cheyenne

            Basic rangeland management and related subjects will be covered Tuesday, April 10, at a rangeland management school at the Archer Community House just east of Cheyenne.

            Topics include plant growth, time and timing of grazing, animal nutrition, animal behavior, rangeland monitoring and applied grazing management.

            “This course is designed to provide an overview of rangeland management principles, which will help participants to better understand and engage in issues as they arise,” said University of Wyoming Professor Mike Smith, a range management specialist in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Renewable Resources.

            “Producers will find new ideas on managing old problems,” Smith said. “The topics range from how plants grow to animal nutrition and behavior.”

            The course, “Wyoming Rangeland Management School 101,” is presented by the Wyoming Section of the Society for Range Management.

            Sponsors include the UW Cooperative Extension Service, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Natural Resources Conservation Service.

            Registration is from 8-9 a.m., and the class is scheduled to last until 4:45 p.m. Lunch will be served.

            The fee is $20. To register, contact Joe Hicks at (307) 527-6921 or jhicks01@fs.fed.us.

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