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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources Research, Practice, and Education

Successes and Challenges of Natural Resource Professions Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

4 - Opportunities to support equity, engagement, and inclusion in the Society for Range Management

Friday, October 27, 2023
4:45pm - 5:00pm PST
Location: A2

    Speaker(s)

  • Devii Rao, MS (she/her/hers)

    Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
    University of California
    Hollister, California, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

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    Julie Larson, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Ecologist
    USDA-ARS, United States

    • Author(s)

  • Jamie M. Dahl, PhD

    Assist. Professor & Program Lead, Communications for Conservation
    Colorado State University
    SAF Working Group Officer
    Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

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    Leslie Roche

    Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
    University of California

Leaders from the Society for Range Management’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee will discuss how the Society’s demographics have changed through time, and how current perceptions of inclusion in the rangeland profession are guiding Societal efforts to create change at the individual and institutional levels.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will learn about and be able to contribute to the larger DEI conversation, with additional perspective from the challenges and experiences in the Society for Range Management (SRM).
  • Participants will understand demographic shifts in SRM and the range profession, what SRM members value, and what they perceive as barriers to their career.
  • Participants will learn about one organization’s current approach to becoming more inclusive, including efforts to build a sustainable Committee structure that supports collaborative and adaptive problem-solving around equity and inclusion in the long-term.