Steering Committee

Our Steering Committee consists of the following eleven members:

Josh Uriarte, Chairman — Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
Gretchen Hyde, Vice- Chairman — Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission
Don Kemner, Immediate Past Chairman — Idaho Fish and Game
Brendan Brazee – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Brooke Swanke – Idaho State Department of Agriculture
Cameron Mulrony – Idaho Public Lands Council/ Idaho Cattle Association
Seth McFarland — Rancher, and Central Idaho Rangelands Network
Karen Launchbaugh – University of Idaho Rangeland Center
Chris Black — Rancher and Past Chair of Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission
Jason Pyron – US Fish & Wildlife Service
June Shoemaker — Idaho Bureau of Land Management

Steering Committee members will be nominated by IRCP Members and approved by 2/3 vote of the current IRCP Members attending a regularly scheduled IRCP meeting. Terms are 3 years and renewable for 2 terms – totaling 6 years.

Steering Committee Members will be current IRCP Members and will include representation as follows:

2 federal agencies
2 state agencies
2 local collaborative members
1 academic
1 ranching industry
2 rangeland user groups (recreation, conservation, other)
1 member at large

Steering Committee may establish working groups or a task force to address specific topics