[RangelandsPartnership] Rangelands Partnership Collaboration Opportunity

Mon Jun 29 15:51:43 MST 2020

HI John,

Good to hear from you and thank you for sharing the information on your
discussions within the Australian Rangeland Society and recommendation for
Objective 2.  This is an excellent recommendation and I will incorporate it.
I would be very happy to have you involved in this collaboration.  I have
sent out a doodle poll to find time to bring everyone to the table and begin
discussing the proposal ( https://doodle.com/poll/sge58tc5giea7hti) and I am
exploring options for sharing documents online.  

Kind Regards,

Mark

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Mark S. Thorne, Ph.D.

State Range Extension Specialist

Kamuela Extension Office

67-5189 Kamamalu Road

Kamuela, HI 96743

Phone:  (808)887-6183

Fax:      (808)887-6182

e-mail:  <mailto:thornem at hawaii.edu> thornem at hawaii.edu

Tropical Pasture and Livestock Managment

 <http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/tpalm/index.html>
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/tpalm/index.html

Hawaii Rangelands

 <https://globalrangelands.org/state/hawaii>
https://globalrangelands.org/state/hawaii  

Cooperative Extension Service

 <https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Extprograms.aspx>
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Extprograms.aspx

Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department

 <http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hnfas/> http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hnfas/

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

 <http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/>
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/

University of Hawaii at Manoa

 <http://www.hawaii.edu/> http://www.hawaii.edu/

"I am not influenced by the expectation 

of promotion or pecuniary reward.  

I wish to be useful, and in every kind 

of service necessary for the public good, 

become honorable by being necessary." --- Nathan Hale

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From: John A Taylor <taylamob at tpg.com.au> 
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 2:25 PM
To: 'Mark Thorne' <thornem at hawaii.edu>; rangelands at list.cals.arizona.edu
Cc: 'Lien, Aaron - (alien)' <alien at arizona.edu>; 'Hutchinson, Barbara S -
(bhutchin)' <BarbaraH at cals.arizona.edu>
Subject: RE: [RangelandsPartnership] Rangelands Partnership Collaboration
Opportunity

Hi Mark (and all),

Yes, this is an important issue.  The need for accessible educational
opportunities for career development and advancement was also highlighted in
a range of activities at the Sept 2019 biennial conference of the Australian
Rangeland Society.  A paper on 'Building human capacity, capability and
future leaders for Australia's rangelands' was recently submitted for a
special conference issue of The Rangeland Journal.  This ms addresses the
knowledge and skills needs expressed by early and mid-career professionals,
and experienced operatives views of what it takes to be an effective
rangeland operative in OZ (i.e. advisor, researcher or rancher).  It was
based on hard and soft literature and a diversity of personal experiences.
This process has given us some very clear signals about the nature and
priorities for development of training modules and other skill development
initiatives. 

Your Objective 2 is the critical step to guide this initiative.  I suggest
that there are two parts to this : i) a survey of knowledge and skills needs
as perceived by early and mid-career professionals, and ii) a survey of
knowledge and skills gaps among most early and mid-career professionals as
perceived by experienced professionals.

So, I'd be happy to contribute if you think I could add value, and that this
would be appropriate.  I have enjoyed collaborating in a couple of RSEC
education initiatives, and am currently contributing to the SRM Boards'
Accreditation Task Force.

Stay safe, and make the most of your restrained July 4th celebrations.

Kind regards,

John A Taylor

xRangelands Australia

From: Rangelands [mailto:rangelands-bounces at list.cals.arizona.edu] On Behalf
Of Mark Thorne
Sent: Tuesday, 23 June 2020 10:58 AM
To: rangelands at list.cals.arizona.edu
<mailto:rangelands at list.cals.arizona.edu> 
Cc: 'Lien, Aaron - (alien)'; Hutchinson, Barbara S - (bhutchin)
Subject: [RangelandsPartnership] Rangelands Partnership Collaboration
Opportunity

Aloha Rangelands Partnership,

I hope everyone is safe, healthy, and spending time in the field or Library
as the case may be.  

Karen Launchbaugh, Barb Hutchinson, Amber Dalke, Aaron Lien, and myself are
starting work on a proposal to the USDA focused on development of a
workforce training curricula for early and mid-career range management
professionals.  We feel that the output of this project will help advance
the profession of range management by providing support for the two Society
for Range Management certification programs through test preparation
curricula and continuing education opportunities and training  opportunities
for state and federal land management personnel, while also providing a
mechanism to enhance the sustainability of the Rangelands Partnership.
Attached to this email is a brief prospectus of the project we envision.  We
would like to invite anyone with time and an interest in the project to join
us in collaboration.  Please review the attachment and let me know if you
have any questions.  I look forward to hearing from you on your decision.

Kind Regards,

Mark

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Mark S. Thorne, Ph.D.

State Range Extension Specialist

Kamuela Extension Office

67-5189 Kamamalu Road

Kamuela, HI 96743

Phone:  (808)887-6183

Fax:      (808)887-6182

e-mail:  <mailto:thornem at hawaii.edu> thornem at hawaii.edu

Tropical Pasture and Livestock Managment

 <http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/tpalm/index.html>
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/tpalm/index.html

Hawaii Rangelands

 <https://globalrangelands.org/state/hawaii>
https://globalrangelands.org/state/hawaii  

Cooperative Extension Service

 <https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Extprograms.aspx>
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Extprograms.aspx

Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department

 <http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hnfas/> http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hnfas/

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

 <http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/>
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/

University of Hawaii at Manoa

 <http://www.hawaii.edu/> http://www.hawaii.edu/

"I am not influenced by the expectation 

of promotion or pecuniary reward.  

I wish to be useful, and in every kind 

of service necessary for the public good, 

become honorable by being necessary." --- Nathan Hale

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