Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
<ul><li>Regulate grazing, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems in order to manage, improve and protect rangelands and maximize their use.</li><li>Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.</li><li>Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.</li><li>Mediate agreements among rangeland users and preservationists as to appropriate land use and management.</li><li>Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.</li><li>Study rangeland management practices and research range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.</li><li>Offer advice to rangeland users on water management, forage production methods, and control of brush.</li><li>Plan and direct construction and maintenance of range improvements such as fencing, corrals, stock-watering reservoirs and soil-erosion control structures.</li><li>Tailor conservation plans to landowners' goals, such as livestock support, wildlife, or recreation.</li><li>Develop technical standards and specifications used to manage, protect and improve the natural resources of range lands and related grazing lands.</li><li>Study grazing patterns to determine number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.</li><li>Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites.</li><li>Study forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.</li><li>Develop methods for protecting range from fire and rodent damage and for controlling poisonous plants.</li></ul>