(February 1, 2009)  The Fourth National Conference on Grazing Lands is being hosted by the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI), the Society for Range Management and a number of other sponsoring organizations Dec. 13-16, 2009. The theme is “Grazing Lands – A Winning Hand,” in keeping with the Reno, Nevada, location.  The target audience includes producers and others interested in effective natural resources management.  Cooperators are expected to come from the public sector and from the private sector.
The conference will generally be organized into four tracks: 1) western grazing lands, 2) central grazing lands, 3) eastern grazing lands, and 4) dairy grazing land management.  The conference sponsors are accepting abstracts for oral and poster papers.

Farmers and ranchers are particularly encouraged to present. Visit www.glci.org for information on how to submit an abstract. The deadline is May 1, 2009.