Investigating Rangeland Systems and Practices

Written collaboratively by Krista Ehlert, Christine Wood and Jessalyn Bachler, former SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist

Curriculum to teach students about the facets of rangelands.

Funding

This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number 2019-38640-29879 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number LNC19-419. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Module 1: Overview of Rangelands

Module 2: Plants

Module 3: Animals (zipped folder)

Module 4: Soil (zipped folder)

Module 5: Foraging (zipped folder)

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