Available Training Materials

Videos

• Introduction
• Ecological Site Identification
• Establish a Transect
• Photo Points
• Line Point Intercept
• Canopy Gap Intercept
• Basal Gap Intercept
• Soil Stability (Surface and Subsurface)
• Plant Production
• Vegetation Structure Using Cover Pole
• Alternate Method of Vegetation Structure Using Cover Pole
• Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health Training Videos

Download Instructions for (high resolution) Zip files below (requires QuickTime)

1. Print these directions for easy reference.
2. Double-click the movie title and click "Save". Choose a location to save the file. Save the file to a known location on your computer, for example, the desktop or a new folder.
3. The saved file needs to be unzipped. If you do not have software to unzip the file, download an evaluation version from the web such as WinZip. When you double-click the saved file, the unzip software will open.
4. Right-click the movie and select Open With QuickTime Player. You can download QuickTime here.
5. Please contact Ericha Courtright at ericha@nmsu.edu or 575-646-4147 with any problems you have downloading the files.

• Introduction (34 MB)
• Ecological Site Identification (126 MB)
• Establish a Transect (52 MB)
• Photo Points (47 MB)
• Line Point Intercept (198 MB)
• Canopy Gap Intercept (160 MB)
• Basal Gap Intercept (180 MB)
• Soil Stability (Surface and Subsurface) (155 MB)
• Plant Production (424 MB)
• Vegetation Structure Using Cover Pole (60 MB)
• Alternate Method of Vegetation Structure Using Cover Pole (53 MB)

Webinars

The videos listed are available for viewing. These videos are in Adobe Flash format and will require a flash player availabe for free at http://www.adobe.com. In some cases the videos are also available as Windows Media Videos (wmv).

• Using the Rangeland Assessment and Monitoring Methods Guide - broadcast on April 6, 2010.
• Using the Database for Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment (DIMA) or wmv - broadcast on May 4, 2010.
• Uncovering Special Features of the Database for Inventory, Monoitoring and Assessment (DIMA) or wmv - broadcast on July 13, 2010.
• Practical Tools for Multi-scale Sample Design or wmv - broadcast on July 20, 2010.

Courses

2011 Range Health Assessment NV, OR

• May 3-6 2011: Las Vegas, NV
• June 21-24 2011: Redmond, OR