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First Progress Report July 1986–Dec 1987 University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension February 1988	Dr. Ronald O. Skoog Program Director - Natural Resource The University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources implemented in July 1986 an expanded research and education effort in Cooperative Extension dedicated to the State’s 7-million acres of hardwood rangelands. This 10-year project is part of the Statewide Hardwoods Management Program being coordinated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) and includes as well the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and the Range Management Advisory Committee (RMAC). Responsibility for the University's role has been assigned to Cooperative Extension’s Natural Resources Program, which also includes the Forestry, Range, and Wildlife Extension Units. The new "hardwood unit" is known as the Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program (IHRMP). The IHRMP is a program of applied research and education that involves scientists, technicians, and support staff from various components of Cooperative Extension; from the Agricultural Experiment Station; from the Berkeley, Davis, and Riverside campuses; from the State University system; from the State agencies; and from the private sector. It is truly an integrated, cross-disciplinary effort, operating in over 20 Counties of the State and dedicated to promoting wise and multiple-use management of the State’s hardwood rangelands. It is the intent of this report to outline the development of the program and to summarize the good progress that has been made during the first 18 months. However, the information needed to properly assess the present status of California's hardwood rangelands, to monitor the changes occurring, to obtain significant results from the various research studies, and to develop good management plans will require time. It is essential that the IHRMP maintains a continuity for at least the 10 years planned and that the annual funding is sustained during that period as well.
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