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Amenity migration is a phenomenon entailing the temporary or permanent movement of urban dwellers to rural areas.
Most of the literature on amenity migration to working lands has focused on farming communities or ranching communities with high scenic beauty.
Our study focuses on amenity migration to ranching communities that are not traditionally considered scenic places; they attract a less affluent segment of amenity migrants and have expanded since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our study seeks to understand who these amenity migrants are by focusing on their motivations to purchase land, their goals within their ranches, and their levels of knowledge about managing rangelands.
It is critical to understand this population, because they are becoming more prominent and are the main clientele of conservation staff. Their actions have important repercussions for the ecological and financial health of rangeland systems.
The Society for Range Management (SRM) is a long-standing international organization in range science and management that strives to maintain diverse membership. With global leaders advocating for diverse perspectives in rangeland stewardship, shifts in SRM membership can inform how participation in range professions is changing.
We surveyed SRM members in 2021 to assess member demographics, engagement and perceived values, and priorities for SRM.
Results showed demographic shifts from 1992 to 2021, with increasing representation of women (34.8%) and people of color (15.4%), especially in younger age groups (22-41). We provided the first data on veterans (10.6%), persons with disabilities (5.7%), and the LGBTQ+ community (6%).
Networking was the most frequently reported value of SRM membership (82%). Most respondents engaged with multiple professional disciplines (71%), and the inclusion of diverse perspectives was a common 10-year priority. Overall, 65% of respondents felt SRM should be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (i.e., DEI) for natural resource professions.
Participation in SRM has diversified by some metrics, but findings highlighted the importance of diverse viewpoints and social connections for engagement. Based on these data, we identified strategies to advance SRM's mission and engage a broader range of members' experiences and perspectives.
Ranchers can potentially be paid in the voluntary carbon market for engaging in land stewardship activities (e.g., enrolling in a conservation easement, halting tilling, reseeding, and rotational grazing) intended to increase carbon sequestration.
The prominent registries setting the standards for participating in the voluntary carbon market include American Carbon Registry, Climate Action Reserve, and Verra. Each registry has its own set of requirements for grazing lands' programs that include contract duration, demonstration of soil carbon accumulation, enrolling in an easement, and methods for estimating soil organic carbon.
There are risks associated with participating in the voluntary carbon market, including uncertainties about profitability, soil carbon estimation accuracy, and the capacity of soil to accumulate carbon.
Ranchers should “shop around” and explore various carbon companies and their program requirements when considering joining the carbon market.
Producers should consider asking explicit questions when speaking to carbon companies about their liability, expectations, and sampling. Ultimately, consulting with an accountant and lawyer is critical.
Targeted grazing is gaining popularity for invasive species and fuels management in the American West, but significant uncertainty about its potential remains. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) is interested in scaling-up the use of targeted grazing, which requires adaptive rangeland management.
Interviews with diverse USFS staff indicated that they have variable attitudes toward targeted grazing, due largely to beliefs about the impact of livestock grazing on vegetation and their attitudes about permittee management of livestock.
The intention among staff to take action to implement targeted grazing falls behind their positive attitudes toward the practice, due largely to lack of perceived social pressure to use the tool within the agency.
Our findings regarding targeted grazing showed how individual psychosocial variables and behavior can influence agency-wide adaptive management.
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