Rangeland Management in the Alberta Prairie Parkland: Tree and Brush Management
This workshop is hosted by the Society for Range Management – International Mountain Section in partnership with the Rangeland Research Institute and Battle River Research Group.
SRM IMS Business meeting 8:00 am – 10:00 am (Everyone is welcome! Members can vote on section business.)
Workshop: 10:00 am – 4:15 pm. See agenda below.
Join us at Lakeland College in Vermilion, AB for our in-person workshop and to continue celebrating the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026!
Registration link: Fall 2026 SRM workshop
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/7vpxub7
Cost is $70 for regular in-person attendance; $30 for students; $30 for online attendance
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Workshop Agenda:
| 10:00 am | Coffee and Registration | |
| 10:30 am | Meeting organizers | Workshop: Welcome & IYRP |
| 11:00 am
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Dr. Tanner Broadbent, Gov’t of AB | History of the Alberta Prairie Parkland region |
| 11:30 am | Mike Alexander, Gov’t of AB | Burning and grazing decadent and healthy aspen forest in Prairie Parkland |
| 12:00 pm
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Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm | Darin Sherritt, Tannas Conservation Services | The Canadian Prairie Prescribed Fire Exchange: Using prescribed burning for grassland management |
| 1:30 pm | Dr. Edward Bork, University of Alberta | Cattle grazing behaviour on aspen parkland, heat stress avoidance, and grazing use on complex Parkland vegetation and topography |
| 2:00 pm | Dr. Vicki Maloney, ENVU™ | Managing brush and tree encroachment using herbicides on Parkland grasslands |
| 2:30 pm | Dr. Barry Irving, University of Alberta emeritus & Pasture Pipeline | Avoiding pitfalls: The challenges of managing parkland vegetation |
| 3:00 pm | Producer panel – TBD | Discussion of challenges and successes conserving rangelands in Prairie Parkland |
| 4:00 pm | Meeting organizers | Wrap up |
| 4:15 pm | Depart for home |