TITLE:
Agriculture Resource Management Planning on the Wind River Indian Reservation: An Integrative Approach
AUTHORS:
Ginger B. Paige, William J. Gribb, Roger H. Coupal
KEYWORDS:
Agricultural Planning, Integrative, Wind River Indian Reservation, Community-Based
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.7 No.12,
December
31,
2019
ABSTRACT: The Wind River Indian Reservation undertook
the development of an agricultural resource management plan in 2015. The reservation is 8903 sq.km of which 63% is in crop and grazing lands. This project’s aim was to create a community-based integrated plan. A series of community meetings
identified 83 issues and topics
relating to agricultural development on the reservation. Using information from community meetings, the final agricultural resource management plan consists of 9 major elements, with
12 goals, 46 objectives and 88 policies. Three key issues are addressed in the
plan: provide the reservation with a plan that leads to self-management of
their agricultural resources; integrate the major agricultural
elements as defined by the community into policies; and, create a governance
structure that fosters agricultural development into the future.