The Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission (IRRC) sponsored their first public opinion poll in 1997.� The goal was to gain insight to the thoughts and preferences of Idahoans dealing with several rangeland issues.� Over time, the survey results assist in setting priorities and identifying target audiences for public relations campaigns.� The most recent survey report, completed in 2014, shows the highest level of support for grazing on public land � a contested practice by interest groups seeking to eliminate public lands grazing.� In other measures, general public perspectives about species conservation and recreational impacts suggest the need for greater attention to insights from the general public � a stakeholder not always associated with rangelands management.� In a series of surveys conducted within the state of Idaho over the last 20 years, we analyze the longitudinal and cumulative effects of what can be understood and gained from this type and scale of social science effort.�� The presentation also outlines education and outreach components related to ongoing collaborations and partnership efforts within the state of Idaho that have accessed these results to forge alliances and be creative with solutions to maintain working landscapes.� Data for the presentation were collected by a cohesive group of individuals collaborating across the state�s unique Commission (IRRC) and the land-grant University�s social science laboratory � the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU) � as a coordinated long-term effort.� Attending this session will enable a more in-depth understanding of what Idahoans think about the condition, management and various uses of rangelands and the importance of this type of effort for landscape scale rangelands management.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.