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University of Wyoming
 

RREA PROGRAM  

(WYO-00590)

●At least 95 percent of Wyoming livestock operations utilize rangeland, and many of these operations use public land leases as a portion of their forage base. Continuing educational opportunities for both agricultural producers and agency personnel to maintain or improve their management skills, and ultimately, to keep the land healthy and productive, and to maintain or increase the profitability of range livestock production operations.
●The number of people moving into the West has steadily increased over recent years. Many of these new residents wish to live in rural and semi-rural settings on small tracts of what was once farmland, rangeland, or forested land. On these fragmented parcels they engage in activities that affect the natural resources of the state, such as agriculture.
●Many invasive species are unwelcome because they destroy valuable, cultivated agricultural crops and displace native species and ecosystems.
●Rangeland management practices have ecological consequences. Improved knowledge and skills will result in improved practices. Proven rangeland management practices will result in sustainability of the rangeland resources, agricultural operations and help rural communities. ●Small acreage land ownership will continue to increase. Adoption of recommended practices will lead to sustainability of ecosystems. ●Raise awareness of the environmental and economic impacts of invasive species and develop control strategies and plans.