North America Events, News and Resources

Upcoming Events

13-14 March 2026

Women in Ranching Confluence Gathering

Transhumance Festival: Petaluma River Park

Global Gathering of Pastoralist Women

9-15 August 2026

International Herders Conference

Western Spirit Museum IYRP Event #1

Past Events

10 February 2026

SRM Ignite Session: The 12 global themes of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP2026)

9 February 2026

IYRP 2026 Stakeholder Action-Planning for North America

North American Pastoralist Women's Gathering

7-11 February 2026

SRM Annual Meeting: "Herd 'round the World": Celebrating Global Rangelands and Pastoralism

Santa Rita Experiment Range Discovery Friday Seminar Series

Range Science Forum: Celebrating Rangelands: honouring the past and looking forward to the future

8 December 2025

PastureScapes Event 2: Buffalo in Canada's Prairies (2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists event series)

21 November 2025

Official Launch of the GCSAYN Road to the IYRP 2026

13 November 2025

Celebrating Rangelands: Connecting Research to On-Ranch Management

6 November 2025

Western Spirit Museum IYRP Event #2

IYRP Art-Based Education Webinar: Contests

Resources included on this website are scientific, educational and outreach materials that refer directly to the IYRP initiative.

Resources

IYRP2026 Action Plan for North America (May 2025)
2025-06-23
Film Festivals & Proclamations Webinar
2025-06-21
IYRP Secretariat Members (August 2025)
2025-06-21
IYRP for North American Rangeland Managers (Spanish)
2020-10-22
IYRP for North American Rangeland Managers (English)
2020-10-22

News

Nebraska Celebrates the IYRP
2026-02-20
- Educational Kiosk at State Capital Highlights Rangelands
- Nebraska Grasslands Alliance Events
SRM 2026 IYRP Workshop Presentations
2026-02-20
RISG North America update Sept 2023
2024-01-01
North America 2023 Film Festival Announcement
2023-08-10
IYRP Campfire Conversation at SRM (February 21, 2022)
2023-08-07
2023 U.S. Farm Bill Recommendations (SRM-IYRP N.A.)
2023-06-26
What is the Farm Bill?
RISG North America Report Update 7-Feb-2023 (PPT)
2023-02-10
Barry Irving, Layne Coppock, Lauren Svejcar, and David Borre
U.N. designates 2026 international year of rangelands, 'pastoralists'
2022-04-02
Capital Press article by Matthew Weaver; March 25, 2022
IYRP North America Group Letter to Agency Secretaries - June 15, 2021
2021-07-28
Why the IYRP Should Matter to the U.S. Government
2021-07-20
Read More & Watch Video
Why the IYRP Should Matter to the United States Government
2021-06-21
Trilateral Grasslands Meeting Report, May 2021
2021-06-07