Phoenix, AZ 2005


	February 2007 -- SRM Workshop Rangeland Ecosystem Services – Evaluation & Assessment Objective: Provide attendees with background on the concept of ecosystem services as it pertains to rangelands goods and services; overview valuation methods for rangeland ecosystem services and potential for incorporation into market-based incentives for conservation and management; detail relationships among ecological processes and social and economic benefits in the context of a conceptual model; and describe assessment options with social, economic, and ecological indicators developed by the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable. Overview of rangeland ecosystem services, valuation methods, and potential incentive programs for conservation and management – John Tanaka, Oregon State University and Dennis Child, Colorado State University Representation of rangeland ecosystem service relationships to ecological functions/processes and social and economic benefits in a conceptual model - Bill Fox, Texas Water Resources Institute and Dan McCollum, Rocky Mountain Research Station The Conservation Credit Program of the Collaborative Sagebrush Inactive as an incentive for landowners to manage rangelands at the landscape level perspective – Ed Warner Assessment options for rangeland ecosystem services, ecological functions/processes, and social and economic benefits with indicators of rangeland sustainability - Bob Breckenridge, Idaho National Laboratory and John Mitchell, USDA Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Perspective on Rangeland Ecosystem Services & Conservation Incentives – Rob Roudabush, Bob Bolton, & Doug Powell Natural Resources Conservation Service Perspective on Rangeland Ecosystem Services & Conservation Incentives – Dennis Thompson & Leonard Jolley Forest Service Perspective on Rangeland Ecosystem Services & Conservation Incentives – Ralph Crawford & Janette Kaiser Powerpoint Presentations available where indicated*