Sage-grouse local working groups (LWGs) in Utah have existed for over twenty years.� During that time, the LWGs have evolved in a variety of ways.� Starting with similar processes and roles, each group now fits a different niche in their local resource management scene.� After overviewing the history of how the groups formed and developed their initial planning documents, this presentation delves into the ways that several of these groups have changed in response to local needs, and how they currently function.� We explore in detail the processes whereby agendas are set, projects develop, new information is handled, and participation is managed.� In addition, the relationship between graduate students or other researchers and the LWGs will be contrasted across several different groups.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.