Camping is included with Full Registration at Owen's Creekside Campground:
In Show Low, turn from AZ 260 on to N. 9th Pl (Farmers Insurance is at the corner of 9th Pl). Continue straight on 9th Pl., until the road turns into Owen's Creekside Campground entrance. Proceed to campground.
Lodging is available nearby if desired. There will be a group rate at the Best Western Painted Pony Lodge under "AZ SRM"
Best Western Painted Pony Lodge (928)537-5773. Other hotels include: Hampton Inn & Suites (928)532-4444, Days Inn by Wyndham (928)537-4356, Holiday Inn Express (928) 537-5115
Wednesday August 14, 2019
Optional Rangeland Precipitation Monitoring Workshop presented by UA Cooperative Extension
Location: Arizona Game & Fish Department Office 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd. Pinetop, AZ 85935
This workshop has no cost, but please pre-register so we know how many people to expect.
10:00 Registration
10:30 Water Catchment Monitoring
11:15 Precipitation Monitoring
12:00 Lunch (provided)
12:30 Precipitation Monitoring Continued - Best Management Practices, Rain Gauge Construction, MyRAINgeLog
4:00 Adjourn
AZ Section SRM
Location: Owen's Creekside Campground Show Low, AZ
4:00 Arrival/Set-up Camp
5:00 NRCWAY Fundraiser BBQ $10.00 a plate
6:00 Welcome & General Memebership Meeting
Thursday August 15, 2019
Driving tour with designated stops for speakers and activities. Carpooling and providing your own field seating is encouraged.
7:00 Breakfast (provided by SRM Student Chapter)
7:45 Travel to Heber
9:00 East Buckskin Tank: Feral Horse Management & Perspectives on Public and Tribal Lands
Introduction; Black Mesa Ranger District, USFS
Feral Horse Management Perspectives; Dr. Tolani Francisco, DVM, MPH, USDA-USFS
White Mountain Apache Tribe History & Present-day Perspectives; Sisto Hernandez, Range Specialist, WMAT
10:45 Travel to Stop 2
11:45 Gentry Lookout: Research on ASNF
Ongoing Horse Research; Andrew Antaya, Research Associate, University of Arizona
12:45 Travel to Stop 3
1:00 Lunch (Provided), Black Canyon Lake: Wildlife Management in Forested Rangelands
Big Game Management; Rick Langley, Game Specialist, AZGFD
Wildlife-friendly Range Improvements; James (JD) Eddy, Landowner Relations Specialist/Biologist, AZGFD
2:30 Travel to Stop 4
3:30 377 Fire (2018): Implications of Wildlfire on Rangeland/Ranching Management
Rangeland Considerations of USFS after Wildfire; Andy Habgood, Range Management Specialist, USFS
Producer Coniderations & Perspectives after Wildfire; USFS Grazing Permittee
4:30 Depart for Camp
6:00 Chuckwagon Dinner - Bopper Cannon
Friday August 16, 2019
Driving tour with designated stops for speakers and activities. Carpooling and providing your own field seating is encouraged.
7:00 Breakfast (provided by SRM Student Chapter)
8:00 Local Ranching Heritage in the White Mountains, Jack Carlisle, Livestock Producer
8:45 Travel to Stop 1
9:00 USFS Juniper Removal & Biomass Recovery
Project Details & Implications of Proposed NEPA Revisions on Grazing Permits, Andy Habgood, Range Management Specialist, USFS
4 Forest Restoration Initiative Update, TBD
10:15 Travel to Stop 2
10:45 Forest Engery Corporation Tour
12:00 Travel to Stop 3
12:15 Small Business Tour: Southwest Antlers, Show Low, AZ
1:00 Return to Camp (Adjourn)
Optional Membership Roundtable: Feral Horses in Arizona
