Tierra Seca: Student Chapter of the Society for Range Management

Tierra Seca, an undergraduate club in the Rangeland Ecology and Management program in SNRE, gives its 15 members the opportunity to excel professionally and to grow as practitioners. They have monitored rangeland health at the Empire Cienega Ranch, built dams to control erosion on the Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER) and supported the effort to remove the noxious weed buffelgrass.  SNRE professor and Research Director at the SRER, Mitch McClaran advises Tierra Seca and has worked alongside students to restore native the native landscape to the SRER.

Students in Tierra Seca participate each year in the Society for Range Management's annual meeting, where they network, find jobs in range management and excel at the demanding and competitive Undergraduate Range Management Exam. Tierra Seca graduates bring their experience to careers in Range Management, holding positions in National Forests and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.