Agriculture Resource Management Planning on the Wind River Indian Reservation: An Integrative Approach - Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection

GEP > Vol.7 No.12, December 2019

Agriculture Resource Management Planning on the Wind River Indian Reservation: An Integrative Approach ()

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DOI: 10.4236/gep.2019.712015 511 Downloads 1,490 Views

Author(s)

Ginger B. Paige^1*, William J. Gribb², Roger H. Coupal³

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
²Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
³Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.

ABSTRACT

The Wind River Indian Reservation undertook the development of an agricultural resource management plan in 2015. The reservation is 8903 sq.km of which 63% is in crop and grazing lands. This project’s aim was to create a community-based integrated plan. A series of community meetings identified 83 issues and topics relating to agricultural development on the reservation. Using information from community meetings, the final agricultural resource management plan consists of 9 major elements, with 12 goals, 46 objectives and 88 policies. Three key issues are addressed in the plan: provide the reservation with a plan that leads to self-management of their agricultural resources; integrate the major agricultural elements as defined by the community into policies; and, create a governance structure that fosters agricultural development into the future.

KEYWORDS

Agricultural Planning, Integrative, Wind River Indian Reservation, Community-Based

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Paige, G. , Gribb, W. and Coupal, R. (2019) Agriculture Resource Management Planning on the Wind River Indian Reservation: An Integrative Approach. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 7, 206-221. doi: 10.4236/gep.2019.712015.

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