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The Rangelands Partnership has relaunched its information and education websites Global Rangelands (http://globalrangelands.org) and Rangelands West (http://rangelandswest.org) based on input from stakeholders and members with financial support from several NIFA grants. Included in the redesign are improved Partner state-specific sites such as Arizona Rangelands (http://globalrangelands.org/arizona), Hawaii Rangelands (http://globalrangelands.org/Hawaii), and South Dakota Rangelands (http://globalrangelands.org/southdakota ). Besides improved navigation and mobile-friendly applications, topical content has been added along with accompanying videos as well as expanded "collections" of resources including journal articles, reports, fact sheets, and multimedia. While retaining a focus on integrating and providing easy access to more than 18,000 resources to serve research, education, and extension needs, new features include: (1) new/expanded collections from: the SRM annual meeting presentation and poster abstracts archive, multiple sub-collections from the Grassland Society for Southern Africa (GSSA) including complete editions of the African Journal of Range and Forage Science, full-text documents from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Iranian Journal of Rangeland Science, and the California Range and Pasture Article Datastore; (2) comprehensive sections on "Trending Topics" such as wolf reintroduction in the southwest, wild horses and burros, and sage grouse; and (3) enhanced educational resources including "Careers and Education", "Range Education at a Distance" and "Rangeland Teaching Clearinghouse". The Partnership's social media outlets have also expanded and include Facebook (www.facebook.com/RangelandsWest), Twitter (twitter.com/RangelandsPartn), YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/GlobalRangelands/playlists), Pinterest (www.pinterest.com/RanglndsPartnrs/) LinkedIn, and ScoopIt news service.