Why is it that nonscientists have a way of glazing over when an exuberant scientist proudly shows charts, graphics with clusters of dots and explains them with terms like ecosystem resilience, resistance, biophysics, moisture regimes, and dataset aggregations? Scientists are simply speaking a different language, easily slipping into jargon and their comfort zones surrounding data. They forget that most charts are forgettable, but a photo is worth a thousand charts. The Sage Grouse Initiative, achieving wildlife conservation through sustainable ranching, is both science-driven and a partnership of the people. In this session, we'll share our success stories of how we've overcome those barriers through a “Science to Solution†series of articles, rancher series, on our website (www.sagegrouseinitiative.com), and through linking science to the wildlife, ranches, and narratives of westerners on the land making a difference.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.