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Rangeland stewardship has a different meaning to different people. To some, it's a duty, to others, a necessity, and to others still, it's a livelihood. The University of Wyoming and University of Arizona came together to develop the Discovering Our Nation's Rangelands project as a pilot project. The overall goal of the project is to develop different Extension educational tools and content to enhance existing websites and to develop templates by which other state Extension Services can adopt and adapt our models. There are various objectives to obtain this goal and with the help of two interns, the University of Wyoming was able to begin accomplishing two of the main objectives 1) to develop short, theme-based videos to document local knowledge about rangeland management and 2) to develop short viewpoint videos on topics of interest. Local knowledge and viewpoint content is collected from both ranchers and agency representatives to gain a full spectrum of ideas and experiences. Individuals are filmed and then content is edited and compiled into five to eight minute videos which will be posted on various websites and other media outlets (i.e. podcasts). Local knowledge videos are designed to capture what a rancher or land manager has learned about managing a piece of rangeland over their career - the art part of rangeland management.