Conflicts between competing uses on the land have, or are likely to develop, and an interdisciplinary form of technical assistance can facilitate resolution of the conflicts. Needs extend beyond single ownership boundaries, and effectiveness of treatment hinges upon treatment of adjacent lands to minimize negative offsite impacts. Local landowners desire an ecosystem or watershed based approach to resource improvement, even if serious problems or conflicts have not been identified. Areas of common use for livestock including public lands with multiple permittees, grazing associations, uncontrolled fragmented ownerships, etc. need cohesion and treatment. Opportunities A CRM planning effort is not an end in itself, but rather, a process for bringing people together to design, implement, and monitor a plan to address common goals and objectives.
Opportunities usually abound in any given area.
The following are some questions to be asked before embarking on a CRMP effort. Are there adequate meeting facilities and is the schedule of meetings reasonable. Depending on the size of the area, the number of people in the local planning team, the diversity of resources present, and the degree of controversy, developing a CRM plan may take multiple meetings over several weeks. Even the simplest CRM plan will take sufficient meetings to formulate the vision, mission, objectives, problems, resource management systems, worksheets, and annual work plan. Even though there is a significant time commitment, the benefit of developing a comprehensive work plan and effective working relationships is usually worth the effort.