This paper presents results of over 40 years of experience on rangelands in the central and western parts of the United States. The principal theme is the relationship of drought to vegetation production and, hence, the productivity of grazing animals. The management ideas and results presented are not to be considered as proposed solutions to the problems arising in Africa from the recent severe drought. On the other hand, the ideas presented are management schemes applied to U.S.A. rangeland to assure sustained productivity of rangelands and grazing animals through cyclic climatic conditions that include periodic droughts. Hopefully, African scientists and decision-makers can glean from these experiences useful approaches toward solutions of Africa's range management problems. The approaches. if they are to truly provide solutions, must be applied in the context of African traditions and socio-economic conditions and the national priorities of each country.
Articles, citations, reports, websites, and multimedia resources focused on rangeland ecology, management, restoration, and other issues on American rangelands.