Part 5: Setting Realistic Objectives and Goals

 Key Points of Part 5:

Setting realistic goals and objectives provides a roadmap for your range monitoring program by telling you where you are and where you would like to go. You will create this roadmap by

• Considering what you need and where you want to go with your ranching business and/or your ranch condition
  
  
• Considering the potential productivity of your land and the sustainability of this resource.
  
  
• Gaining knowledge about plant communities and ecological sites.
  
  
• Looking at some concrete examples of objectives and goals to get you started on establishing your own.