Our Mission:
To bring together ranchers, conservationists, agencies, recreationists, scientists and others rangeland stakeholders to conserve and enhance the social, ecologic and economic values that rangelands provide through shared learning and action.
- Collaborative with an emphasis on consensus based approaches
- Inclusive and transparent
- Focus on shared learning
- Committed to science-based solutions that provide social, ecologic and economic benefits
- Act in good faith, promote respectful engagement and foster understanding
Partnership Building
- Provide platform for member organizations to exchange information
- Build understanding and relationship among organizations to facilitate collaboration and leverage greater influence
- Foster funding, technical expertise and other support for collaborative and locally led initiatives/projects
Learning Network
- Host and support workshops, webinars and events to share learning
- Share findings from various reports on rangeland topics such as social & economic benefits of healthy rangelands; agency guidelines and policy; new tools or resources; challenges facing rangelands; and other topics
Advocate for Healthy, Working, Sustainable Rangelands Across Land Ownership
Focusing on Flexibility in Rangeland Management and looking at Outcome Based Land Management
A management strategy focusing on achieving outcomes across landscapes that include ecological, economic, and social goals while allowing for flexibility and adaptability to be used in the rangeland management practices to achieve those outcomes.
Who can Join?
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- Any entity or individual who shares a commitment to rangelands and the IRCP mission.
How to Join?
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- Contact the IRCP Coordinator, sign the IRCP pledge
Expectations of Members as outlined in the IRCP Pledge
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- Agree to the IRCP mission, principles and purposes
- Attend IRCP Annual Meeting
- A Government or Private entity will assign a point of contact
Steering Committee
- Provide general and routine oversight of IRCP operations
- Provide general guidance and oversight of the IRCP Coordinator
IRCP Coordinator
- Represents IRCP at meetings, events, with media, other interest groups. Coordinate media outreach with Pheasants Forever and IWJV.
- Work with IRCP members to build the IRCP network and support locally-led rangeland collaboratives participating in the network.
- Coordinates the IRCP Annual Meeting and meetings of the Steering Committee.
Meetings
- IRCP shall hold an Annual Membership Meeting in the winter/spring