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Holistic Management of Rangelands—Consequences for Avian Species Clait E. Braun received his BS in technical agronomy from Kansas State University (1962), his MS in wildlife management from the University of Montana (1965), and his PhD in wildlife biology from Colorado State University (1969). During his student years he was at times employed by the US Department of Agriculture in Kansas and Montana, and by the Montana Department of Game and Fish. In 1969, Dr. Braun joined the Colorado Division of Wildlife where, during his thirty-year career, he held various positions including program manager, wildlife research leader, and researcher. His studies of sage-grouse in Colorado led to his discovery of the Gunnison sage-grouse in 1977. He was also instrumental in naming the species. Dr. Braun has published over 200 scientific peer-reviewed and technical publications, mostly on birds, including sage-grouse. He is a past president of the Wildlife Society, past president of the Wilson Ornithological Society, past president of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, and past editor of the Journal of Wildlife Management. He has been an invited lecturer at over twenty-five colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Since January 2000 he has headed the consulting firm Grouse Inc.
Clait Braun talks about impacts of Holistic Management on avian species in the American West.
Recorded in September 2004. This video is an excerpt from Clait Braun’s interview in Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching. Note: If you are unfamiliar with Holistic Management (formerly known as “Holistic Resource Management”), your appreciation of the Braun video may be enhanced by first reading George Wuerthner’s article “The Donut Diet: The Too-Good-to-Be-True Claims of Holistic Mangement” or Jeff Burgess’s article “Holistic Resource Management (HRM): Panacea or Snake Oil?” For another video commentary on Holistic Management, see this one of Steve Gallizioli. |
