RTEC: 2006 SRM Workshop

Seeding Equipment and Native Plant Materials in Canada and the U.S. New Aproaches and Products
Workshop Hosted by the Rangeland Technology and Equipment Council (RTEC)
Society For Range Management 59th Annual Meeting (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Sunday, February 12, 2006 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Hyatt Regency Hotel Georgia A & B
Duane McCartney and Nancy Shaw, Organizers
Agenda:
1:00 RTEC Introduction Duane McCartney, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, Alberta
1:05 Canada: Overview of Land Clearing and Seeding Equipment Used to Seed Pastures and Rangelands in Western Canada [abstract] Duane McCartney, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, Alberta
1:30 USA: New Approaches and Equipment for Establishing Diverse Species on Western Rangelands [abstract] Mike Pellant, UDSI Bureau of Land Management, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Boise, ID
1:55 Canada: Development and Uses of Native Plant Materials for Alberta [abstract] Jay Woosaree, Alberta Research Council, Vegreville, Alberta
2:20 USA: Equipment and Approaches for Restoring Diversity in Grass Monocultures [abstract] Brad Jessop, Bruce Roundy, Val Jo Anderson and Jennifer Coleman, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2:45 BREAK - Posters and sponsored refreshments
3:00 Canada: Using Native Plant Materials for Reclamation of Alberta Rangelands [abstract] Heather Sinton, Alberta Environment, Edmonton, Alberta
3:40 USA: Native Plant Initiatives: Native Plants for Public Lands [abstract] Nancy Shaw, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Boise, ID
4:05 Canada: Native Plant Materials Development: A Joint Ducks Unlimited and Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Project [abstract] Grant McLoed, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, Swift Current, Saskatchewan; Bruce Coulman, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Center, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Paul Jefferson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, Swift Current, Saskatchewan
4:30 USA: Native Plant Materials for Private Lands [abstract] Jim Briggs, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Portland, OR

4:55 RTEC Business Meeting *Posters included in addition to oral presentations

For more information regarding RTEC or this workshop, contact: Duane McCartney and Nancy Shaw