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PUBLISHED BY THE TEXAS SECTION SOCIETY
FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT
Providing Leadership for the Stewardship of Rangelands
Based on Sound Ecological Principles
NOV—DEC 2014 Volume 66, Number 6
Dr. John Walker—TSSRM Presi-
It is the time of the year to count our blessings and give thanks. In my role as president of the Texas Section SRM the thing that I am most thankful for is all of the work that the committees, and particularly the committee chairs, do to make this the best section in the society. I particularly want to thank the annual meeting co-chairs Michael Margo, Will Juett, and Santa McMullan, as well as all the members that got involved to make this year’s annual meeting a great success. Involvement is what makes
your membership in SRM worthwhile. Consider the fol-lowing that was written by nov-elist Zadie Smith about involve-ment in your kid’s school, which with apologies, I adapted to SRM: “It starts innocently. Casually. You turn up at the an-nual meeting full of beans, help with the raffle tickets (because Melissa Teague asks you to) and win an antelope hunt, and, before you know where you are, you're chairing a com-mittee, writing position state-ments, discussing plans to for a field trip, donating funds for Youth Range Workshop—you're implicated in TSSRM, you're involved in it. Sooner or later you’re not just paying dues. You are running this organization.” Get involved make a difference and make TSSRM the type of organization that you and your colleagues want to be a part of. Check out our website http://www.rangelands.org/texas/committees.shtml to see what committees interest you and
get involved. If you have a pas-sion that is not being addressed find others that are like-minded and make a proposal to the Board of Directors. Be thankful that you are involved in the management of the largest sin-gle land resource type in the world. I am also thankful for the rain that we received this year. Alt-hough much of Texas had be-low average rainfall, the rain that we did receive was timely and resulted in good produc-tion of rangeland vegetation. I am thankful for a successful annual meeting in the West Texas Highlands. Talk about timely rains, the monsoons came in August and September and this part of the state could not have looked better. The attendance was over 250, one of the best, if not the best, in several years. I am thankful for the outstanding work that the award recipients do for the conservation of rangelands. I am thankful for the strong sup-
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John W. Walker, President 7887 US Highway 87 N San Angelo, TX 76901 H: (325) 947-2886 O: (325) 653-4576 C: (325) 450-2440 E: [email protected] Dr. Cody Scott, 1st Vice President Box #10888 ASU Station San Angelo, TX 76909 H: (325) 656-1851 E: [email protected] William “Willy” Conrad, 2nd Vice President 2825 Frate Barker Rd Austin, TX 78748 P: (512) 826-4132 E: [email protected] Jeff Goodwin, Past President 3501 CR 356 Gatesville, TX 76528 C: (254) 977-2663 O: (254) 742-9951 E: [email protected] Natalie Bartek, Secrtry, Admin Handbook, Web 107 Wyoming Blvd Pleasanton, TX 78064-4401 C: (210) 288-6898 F: (830) 569-6140 E: [email protected] Robert Moen, Treasurer PO Box 43 Sonora, TX 76950-0043 H: (325) 387-2942 W: (325) 387-3168 E : [email protected] Tyson Hart, Newsletter Editor 4613 NW Stallings Dr Nacogdoches, TX 75961 W: (936) 462-8185 H: (979) 571-5885 E: [email protected] Jeremy Hasty, Social Media 12821 Carillon Way Manor, TX 78653 H: (512) 382-9683 O: (512) 459-1623 E: [email protected] Lee A. Knox, Archivist 361 Foothill Rd Abilene, TX 79602 H: (325) 692-1026 E: [email protected] Mandi M. Ligon, Director 2012-14 103 W Florida Ave Sweetwater, TX 79556 H: (325) 766-2029 O: (940) 733-0120 E: [email protected] Brian Hays, Director 2012-14 PO Box 1066 Gatesville, TX 76528 O: (254) 865-2061 H: (254) 865-8585 C: (254) 216-0774 E: [email protected] Dr. Jim Ansley, 2013-15 PO Box 1066 Gatesville, TX 76528 O: (940) 552-9941 x 234 E: [email protected] Dandy Kothman, Director 2013-15 PO Box 243 Menard, TX 76859 C: (325) 212-8944 E: [email protected] Frank Price, Director 2014-16 PO Box 907 (mailing) 11100 SH 158 West (shipping) Sterling City, TX 76951 C: (325) 277-4680 H: (325) 378-4368 E: [email protected] Melissa Teague, Director 2014-16 912 Avenue G NW Childress, TX 79201 H: 940-937-0075 C: 940-674-5310 O: 580-688-3456 x 112 E: [email protected]
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port and attendance at the annual meeting by our neighbors and friends south of the border. Finally, I am thankful that the meeting is over. This is my final president’s newsletter. I thank you for the privilege of
serving TSSRM, the wonderful experiences, and new and deeper friend-
ships that I have made this year as a result of working with many of the
members. God Bless and may your trails be full of adventures and may
you never lose your enthusiasm for discovering new wonders on the
range. It’s been a good ride, adiós.
- John Walker
Congratulations to our photo contest winners, pictured below!
Grand Champion—Michael Wilson
Reserve Grand Champion—Jacob Shaffer
Jan—Feb 2011 Grass Roots 2 Nov—Dec 2012 Grass Roots 3
Kaitlin O’Brien—TX A&M
Kyle Burris—Angelo State
Chris Miller—Angelo State
Jennifer Parton—Tarleton
Linda Stapper—Texas A&M Natalie Thunderbolt—UTSA
Anthony Jackson—TAMU-K
Cameron Goebel—Sul Ross
Kiddo Campbell—Sul Ross
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Kalin Skinner—TX A&M
Jan—Feb 2011 Grass Roots 2 Nov—Dec 2012 Grass Roots 4
URME Winners
Team—Angelo State Individual—Linda Stapper
1st Place—Kaitlin O’Brien
College Plant ID Contest
Team Plant ID Contest
1st Place—TX A&M 2nd Place—TX A&M Kingsville 3rd Place—UTSA
3rd Place—Anthony Jackson 1st Place—Linda Stapper
Nov—Dec 2014 Grass Roots 4
Jan—Feb 2011 Grass Roots 2 Nov—Dec 2012 Grass Roots 5
Popular Publication Mike Marshall
Karl Woelfel
Special Publication Fred S. Guthery
Popular Publication Brian Hays
Grass Roots Extension Logan Boswell
Grass Roots NRCS Dandy Kothmann - Alfredo Munoz
Technical Writing Nick E. Garza
Outstanding Range Stewardship 6666 Ranch
Awards
Nov—Dec 2014 Grass Roots 5
Jan—Feb 2011 Grass Roots 2 Nov—Dec 2012 Grass Roots 6
Outstanding Achievement Billy Kniffen
Outstanding Contribution Larry Butler
Outgoing Director Brian Hays
Young Professional Dandy Kothmann
Fellow Award Robert Lyons
Outgoing Director Mandi Ligon
Outstanding Rangeland Mgmt Ohlrich Ranch
Awards
Nov—Dec 2014 Grass Roots 6
Outgoing President John Walker
Jan—Feb 2011 Grass Roots 2 Nov—Dec 2012 Grass Roots 7
Photo Contest Winners
Theme — Ashely Wood
Texas Landscapes — Ed Rhodes
Plants — Ashley Wood Native Wildlife — Jodie Stockett
Ranching — Justin Boatright
People — Pancho Ortega
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