Comic Book Explains
Range To Youngsters

DENVER — Range of Wonders is a new educational booklet for middle school students about grazing land, published by the Soil and Water Conservation Society. The booklet, a first of its kind, was reviewed by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

The 15-page color cartoon booklet shows how rangeland is managed for the benefit of people, wildlife, water, cattle, sheep and other resources.

"We are proud that we finally have a booklet that showcases the importance of rangelands for our young people," says Bud Rumburg, executive director of the Society for Range Management, a lead partner in the project. "Readers are taken on a hot-air balloon ride over the vast grazing lands of the west, to learn about rangeland which is covered with grass, forbs, shrubs and scattered trees."

Partners in the project were SWCS, NCBA, SRM, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative.

Multiple copies to distribute locally are available for 45 cents each with quantity discounts from the Society for Range Management at (303) 355-7070, FAX (303) 355-5050.