SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT

Budget/Appropriations

SRM supports the sufficient appropriation of funds within the FY 2015 Appropriations bill to those programs authorized within the 2014 Farm Bill which support conservation and working lands provisions. SRM supports a comprehensive FY 2015 Interior Appropriations bill which supports active and best management practices on the country's rangelands and supporting ecosystems.SRM supports agency budgets that allow for proactive range management practices to be implemented at the state level. SRM supports agency budgets that allow for employee travel to professional society meetings and trainings SRM supports the USDA-APHIS/Wildlife Services (WS) program and supports sufficient funding for this critical program and is in opposition to any effort to restrict or eliminate WS funding; SRM supports funding of this program within the FY 2015 Appropriations process. SRM supports Conservation Technical Assistance within House Agriculture Appropriations Bill FY 2015 as it allows for active and best management practices on nation's rangelands. SRM supports the passage of a comprehensive FY 2015 budget.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) · Interior, Dept of (DOI) · Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Agriculture

SRM Supports the ongoing implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill and those programs within the conservation title which support best-management practices on the country's rangelands. SRM supports the Grazing Improvement Act H.R. 657 as it provides needed certainty to those leasing public lands in face of current backlog of NEPA reviews.SRM supports the utilization of technical assistance when implementing conservation and working lands programs as authorized within the 2014 Farm Bill. SRM supports directives from the agencies and the Administration that urges for federal employees to receive necessary trainings and access to professional societies specific to their field. SRM supports directives from the agencies and Administration which urge their respective employees to attend professional conferences and to participate in continuing education opportunities. SRM supports directives from the agencies and Administration which highlight the issue or active range management on tribal lands. SRM supports directives which highlight active participation between range professionals and representatives from the respective tribal regions in order to implement and engage on those issues regarding best management practices. SRM supports increased engagement between range management professionals and representatives from the respective tribal regions in order to facilitate technical trainings and workshops within tribal regions that focus on best management techniques and practices.