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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Program Agenda 1 



Introductory Remarks 3 



Governor's Keynote Address 5 



The Nature of Rangelands 12 



The Role of The Society for Range Management 24 



The Importance of Research and Education 



to The Range Resource 52 



The Role of State Agencies in Dealing with Environmental 



Matters Associated with Rangeland 37 



Coordinated Planning of Intermingled Ownership: 



Panel Discussion 47 



Range Management Today: Panel Discussion 63 



International Rangelands Policies 88 



Montana Rangeland Resource Program: Panel Discussion 96 



Legal Implications of Range Management 107 



Discussion of Futiire Plans of Montana Rangeland 114 



Funding support provided by the OLD WEST Regional Commission as part of 

 a commission sponsored range program. 



The programs of the Montana Cooperative Extension Service are available to all people regardless of race, creed, color, sex or national origin. 



