Meet Rangeland Undergraduates

Caleb Howard
Year: Junior
Hometown: Joseph, Ore.

Danny Romano
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Yerington, Nev.

Jaime Stokes
Year: graduated 2010
Hometown: Boise

Tate Walters
Year: graduated 2010
Hometown: Boise


Get a Degree in Rangeland Ecology and Management
The Bachelor of Science in Rangeland Ecology and Management at the University of Idaho gives you many opportunities for hands-on learning and undergraduate research, including field trips, lab activities and summer internships. The program also facilitates travel to professional meetings and workshops that address topics of rangeland management, arid land ecology and ecological restoration.

Make a Difference With Real-World Field Experience
Blistered feet, sweaty brows and bachelor-style cooking may not sound appealing to the average college student seeking a summer field experience that will enhance a resume. But a team of four CNR rangeland ecology and management students under the direction of Professor Karen Launchbaugh had enough moxy to spend nearly four months walking miles of rangeland in the summer heat in order to become part of a landmark candidate conservation agreement (CCA) to protect sage-grouse in west-central Idaho.
 
The efforts of Tate Walters, Caleb Howard, Danny Romano and Jaime Stokes will not only look great on their resumes, but more importantly, the students helped ranchers understand the extent and nature of the sage-grouse habitat they manage. Wildlife biologists will also be able to use the information these students generated to work with land owners to draft habitat management for sage-grouse conservation. This project was a real win-win situation for students, ranchers, and sage-grouse.