Integrated Rangeland Management (REM 456) is a course taught by Karen Launchbaugh at the University of Idaho Integrated Rangeland Management at the University of Idaho. This 3-credit course is offered by the Rangeland Ecology and Management program in the College of Natural Resources.
Students in this course examine management strategies to sustain values and uses of rangelands including livestock grazing, wildlife habitat, healthy watersheds, wildland recreation, and aesthetic value. Course materials emphasize herbivore ecology including ecological impacts of grazing, ways to manage grazing, and nutritional relationships between plants and free-ranging ungulates on rangeland, pastureland, and forest ecosystems.
Topics Covered:
- Plant-Animal Interactions
- Grazing Principles
- Animal Behavior
- Integrating Rangeland Resources
- Humans & Rangelands
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Become informed and be able to clearly describe the challenges of rangeland management by listening to rangeland stakeholders and exploring newspapers, popular magazines, and social media.
- Gain understanding of the biophysical and social science principles that set the direction and limitations of change in rangeland communities.
- Create management approaches that will effectively address challenges of rangeland management.
- Clearly describe potential management options to land managers and stakeholders.
Getting Started:
What are Rangelands?
>> Presentation | Noteguide | PowerPoint
What is Rangeland Management?
» Video | PowerPoint | Note Guide
~~~~Reading
→ The Rangeland Atlas (International Livestock Research Institute)
~~~~Video
→ Recommended Video – Hope on the Range (The Nature Conservancy)
*UI Range Class -> Watch background videos (What are Rangelands? What is Rangeland Management). Get a global view by reading the Rangeland Atlas. Come to class ready to discuss challenges to Rangeland Conservation.
For More Information:
Send an e-mail to range @ uidaho.edu (no spaces) or call 208-885-4394 for more details about the course opportunities.
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