Who we are.

What we do.

Partners.

The Rangeland Center facilitates collaboration among researchers, educators, students, and land managers to tackle complex rangeland challenges. With expertise spanning various disciplines, we offer services and products to engage stakeholders, provide relevant information, and offer learning opportunities for effective land stewardship.

We provide research and education for rangeland stakeholders, focusing on understanding ecosystem dynamics and translating findings into practical solutions. Collaborating with partners like University of Idaho Extension, we offer workshops and resources to support conservation efforts. We also offer hands-on learning experiences for students to prepare them for managing rangelands and rural communities.

The Rangeland Center collaborates across disciplines and partnerships to address evolving conservation challenges in rangelands. Through engagement with external partners like the Idaho Rangeland Conservation Partnership and University of Idaho Extension, we focus on research, education, and outreach for responsive solutions. Our Partners Advisory Council (PAC) provides diverse perspectives to guide our long-term vision and success.

Mission

The mission of the Rangeland Center is to empower the researchers and educators in Idaho who create
knowledge and foster understanding for the stewardship and management of rangelands and to
promote active partnerships with the individuals, organizations and communities who work and live on
Idaho’s rangelands.

Vision

The Rangeland Center serves current and future generations by promoting stewardship of the rangeland
resources which are vital to the ecological and economic health of Idaho and the region.

Eric Winford — Interim Director (Boise)

Tim Prather — Senior Associate Director (Moscow)

Scott Jensen — State Rangeland Extension Educator (Boise)

Ella Hall — Communications Director (Remote)

Anna Owsiak — IDFG Regional Habitat Manager (retired)

Caroline Nash — Senior Geomorphologist, Rio Applied Science & Engineering

Mark Davidson — Blaine County Recreation Department Director

Darcy Helmick — Simplot Land & Livestock Land Manager

Susan Buxton — Director, Idaho Parks and Recreation

Daniel Bertram — Office of Species Conservation, Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program

Ryan Walker — Regional Wildlife Biologist, IDFG

Tina Ruffing — US Forest Service, Range & Invasive Lead

Ken Crane — Range Program Lead, Twin Falls District, Bureau of Land Management (retired)

Cleve Davis — Rancher/Ecologist, Chokecherry Microfarm

Justin Mink — Rancher

Chris Colson — Executive Director, Land Trust of the Treasure Valley

College of Natural Resources:
Natural Resources and Society Department
Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences Department
  • Charles Goebel — Professor and Department Head of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences(Moscow)
  • Jason Karl — Landscape-scale Monitoring & Management (Moscow)
  • Karen Launchbaugh — Range Animal Behavior and Grazing Ecology (Moscow)
  • Tim Link — Wildland Hydrology and Watershed Management (Moscow)
  • Eric Winford — Rangeland Ecology and Management (Boise)
  • Scott Jensen — Area Extension Educator (Range)
Fish and Wildlife Sciences Department
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences:
University of Idaho Extension County Offices
  • Sarah Baker — Livestock, Range and 4-H, Custer County (Challis)
  • Jim Church — Livestock and Range, Idaho County (Grangeville)
  • Audra Cochran — Farm and Forestry Extension, Clearwater County (Orofino)
  • Nikki Dalton — 4‐H Youth, Bannock County (Pocatello)
  • Selena Davila — Livestock, Range and 4-H, Lincoln County (Shoshone)
  • Tyanne Roland — Livestock and Range, Adams County (Council)
  • Joseph Sagers — Agronomy, Livestock and Range, Jefferson/Clark County (Rigby)
  • Meranda Small — Land and Livestock Extension, Idaho County (Grangeville)
  • Shannon Williams – Livestock, Range and 4-H, Lemhi County (Salmon)
  • Carmen Willmore — Livestock and Range, Bingham County (Blackfoot)
  • Jenn Smith — Livestock, Range and 4-H, Owyhee County (Marsing)
  • Tyler O’Donnell — Livestock, Range and 4-H, Washington County (Weiser)
  • Lauren King — Livestock, Range and 4-H, Benewah County
Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department
  • Katherine Lee — Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (Moscow)
  • Paul Lewin — Agricultural Economics and Rural Community Development (Moscow)
  • Hernan Tejeda — Applied and Production Economics (Twin Falls Research and Extension Center)
  • Jessica Windh — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (Extension Specialist – Twin Falls)
Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences Department
  • Melinda Ellison — Range Livestock Management (Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension & Education Center, Salmon)
  • Benton Glaze — Livestock Production and Genetics (Twin Falls Research and Extension Center)
  • John Hall — Ruminant Nutrition and Reproduction (Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension & Education Center, Salmon)
  • Jim Sprinkle — Beef Production (Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension & Education Center, Salmon)
  • Hadley Dotts — Research Associate (Extension)
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology Department
  • Steve Cook — Entomology, Insect Ecology and Management (Moscow)
Plant Sciences Department
  • Tim Prather — Invasive Plant Ecology and Management/Rangeland Restoration (Moscow)
  • Lisa Jones — Research Specialist/Weeds in Natural Areas (Moscow)
  • Pramod Acharya — Extension Specialist, Plant Science
Soil and Water Systems Department
  • Laurel Lynch — Ecosystem Ecology/Biogeochemistry (Moscow)
University of Idaho Library
Affiliate Members

Affiliate members of the Rangeland Center are faculty or staff at other institutions or organizations that participate regularly in and contribute to Center projects and events.

  • Bill Ebner — College of Southern Idaho
  • April Hulet — Brigham Young University
  • Sergio Arispe — Oregon State University Extension
  • Will Price — Oregon State University Extension
  • Kelly Hopping — Boise State University
  • Jared Talley — Boise State University
  • Tip Hudson — Washington State University Extension
  • Dan Lauritzen — College of Southern Idaho
Emeritus Members
  • Neil Rimbey — Range Economics and Natural Resource Policy
  • Paul McDaniel — Soil Science and Land Resources
  • Ed Krumpe — Recreation and Wilderness
  • Steve Bunting — Rangeland and Fire Ecology
  • Penny Morgan — Wildland Fire Ecology & Management
  • Glenn Shewmaker — Forage Management and Utilization
  • Eva Strand — Rangeland Ecology and Management
Rangeland Center University Leadership

Barbara Petty — Associate Dean and Director of UI Extension

Dennis Becker — Dean, College of Natural Resources

Leslie Edgar — Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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