2024
Rich County Coordinated Resource Management Meeting- Randolph, UT
Hulvey K, K Siesel, M Nasto. 2024. Three Creeks Ecosystem Services. Rich County CRM Meeting, Randolph, UT.
New Mexico Section Meeting of the Society for Range Management- Alamogordo, NM
Nasto MK, K Hulvey, B Owens, J Juen. 2024. Eastern New Mexico Adaptive Management Partnership: Measuring soil organic carbon to promote collaborative land stewardship. NM Section Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Alamogordo, NM.
Society for Range Management Annual Meeting- Sparks, NV
WLC was honored to co-host the symposium “Co-Laboring in the West: Balancing the Art, Science, and ROI of Grazing Management”. This three-part symposium featured rancher and partner stories of rangeland conservation and the building of stewardship economies. Both of our main projects, the Three Creeks Grazing Project and the New Mexico Rangeland Enhancement Project, were featured in a Q and A with our project partners and producers!
Nasto MK, B Riley. 2024. Data-informed adaptive management of wildlife and cow habitat in eastern NM. Society for Range Management, Sparks NV.
Lamborn D, T Payne. 2024. The Three Creeks Grazing Consolidation Project. Society for Range Management, Sparks, NV.
Megan also participated in a soil carbon session, discussing her work in New Mexico.
Nasto MK, K Hulvey, B Owens, J Juen. 2024. Measuring soil organic carbon as a means for promoting land stewardship by cattle ranchers and state and Federal agencies in the southern great plains grasslands of eastern New Mexico. Society for Range Management, Sparks, NV.
2023
Society for Range Management, Utah Section Annual Meeting- Richfield, UT
Nasto MK, K Hulvey, K Siesel, T Payne. 2023. The effects of livestock grazing on soil health & organic carbon in semi-arid rangelands: A case study from northern Utah. UT Section Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Richfield, UT.
Siesel KS, K Hulvey, M Nasto, T Payne. 2023. The Three Creeks Grazing Project: Balancing Ecosystem Services on Utah’s Rangelands. UT Section Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Richfield, UT.
WLC’s Chief Scientist, Kris Hulvey, giving a fascinating presentation on Ecosystem Services on Three Creeks.
The illustrious Megan Nasto (Research Scientist) discussing the potential for increased carbon sequestration on Three Creeks,
WLC’s Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Katie Siesel, discussing her poster with students.
Ecological Society of America- Portland, Oregon
Nasto MK, K Hulvey, J Danninger, T Payne. 2023. The effects of livestock grazing duration and timing on soil health and organic carbon sequestration in a semi-arid rangeland of the western U.S. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR.
Society For Range Management Annual Meeting- Boise, ID
We were honored to co-organize and co-host a day-long, 3-part symposium at the 2023 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting in Boise, ID titled, “Beyond Meat – Livestock, soil carbon and ecosystem service markets in the U.S. West: generating complementary funding for rangeland and rural community stewardship?” We explored a range of examples and models for natural resource management, conservation, and financing that value landscape functionality for agriculture commodity productions and a full suite of ecosystem services derived from rangelands. The symposium included speakers from ranchers, non-profit and other non-governmental organizations, for-profit consulting firms, state agencies, and academic researchers. It was a wild success with many laughs, thought-provoking questions, controversial ideas, and a variety of perspectives.
Hulvey K, J Danninger, MK Nasto, T Payne. 2023. How do we manage for stacked ecosystem services in semi-arid rangelands? Examples from the Three Creeks Grazing Project. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.
Nasto MK, K Hulvey, J Danninger, T Payne. 2023. The effects of livestock grazing on soil organic carbon in semi-arid rangelands: A case study from northern Utah. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.
WLC excitedly (wo)manning our very first expo booth at the 2023 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting in Boise, ID.
WLC’s Chief Scientist, Kris Hulvey, giving a fantastic standing-room-only presentation at the 2023 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting in Boise, ID.
A rockstar panel of forward-thinking ranchers discussing how they have successfully grown their operations while stewarding the land at the 2023 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting in Boise, ID.
2022
A Community On Ecosystem Services Conference, Washington D.C.
Hulvey K, J Danninger, MK Nasto, T Payne. 2022. Managing for multiple ecosystem services in semi-arid rangelands. A Community on Ecosystem Services, Washington D.C. (presentation begins at the 42 minute mark)
Nasto MK, K Hulvey, J Danninger, T Payne. 2022. The effects of livestock grazing on soil health and carbon in semi-arid rangelands. A Community on Ecosystem Services, Washington D.C. (presentation begins at the 59 minute mark)
WLC’s Chief Scientist, Kris Hulvey, happily presenting our work at the 2022 A Community on Ecosystem Services Conference in Washington D.C.
WLC’s Research Scientist, Megan Nasto, talking all things soil health and carbon at the 2022 A Community on Ecosystem Services Conference in Washington D.C.
Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM
Hulvey K, J Danninger, MK Nasto, T Payne. 2022. Managing time & duration to support multiple ecosystem services in semi-arid rangelands. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Nasto MK, K Hulvey, J Danninger, T Payne. 2022. The effects of livestock grazing duration and timing on soil health and carbon. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Danninger J, K Hulvey, MK Nasto, T Payne. 2022. Balancing livestock grazing, plant diversity, and Greater sage-grouse habitat on semi-arid rangelands of northeastern UT. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
The WLC team flying out for the 2022 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM.
WLC’s Project Manager, Jessie Danninger, visiting with a fellow researcher during her stellar poster session at the 2022 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM.