Ecosystems Science & Management at TAMU: Shared Vision & Administrative Philosophy. Robert B. Shaw

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1 Ecosystems Science & Management at TAMU: Shared Vision & Administrative Philosophy Robert B. Shaw

2 What Do Administrators Do? Come up with a new vision Reorganize to show progress Centralize or decentralize control Windows of opportunity Boogie man in the closet

3 Petronius Arbiter, 210 B.C. we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

4 Leadership vs. Management P.G. Northouse, Leadership: theory & practice Leadership Change Leading people Followers Long-term Facilitates Charisma Proactive Sell Transformational Management Stability Managing work Subordinates Short-term Makes Formal Authority Reactive Tell Transactional

5 Talking Points Centers Contracting Clientele Campaigns Coalitions

6 CRE³TS Center for Restoration of Energy Exploration, Extraction and Transportation Sites

7 General Services Administration Federal Government Contracts Environmental Planning & Documentation Geographic Information Systems

9 Agrilife Extension & Research Perhaps the most important On the front line Depend upon them to foster new clientele Tell the story Come up with innovative ideas, identify opportunities, determine the needs of the areas they represent Foundational

10 Primary Producers Terrestrial Aquatic Coastal Consumers Primary Secondary Biogeochemical Cycling Modeling Remote Sensing & GIS Coastal Social ESSM

11 ESSM Provides clean air, clean water Takes carbon out of the atmosphere and store it Ensure there are enough materials to keep the building industry growing Ensure there is enough protein in human diets Reduce the dependence on foreign oil Prevent alien plants from taken over our lands Conserve nature Maintain cultural heritage

12 ESSM Educate urbanites about the environment When the world breaks we fix it When the land gets disturbed we heal it

13 Valero School of Environmental Stewardship (organism) Biotic (landscape) Primary Producers Terrestrial Aquatic Coastal Riparian Consumers Primary Secondary Tertiary Social Human Dimensions Abiotic Biogeochemical cycling Spatial Sciences Remote Sensing GIS Modeling

14 Coalitions & Partnerships Bush School Grants, policy, NGO s Borlaug International Opportunities Geography GIS, spatial sciences, human impacts, modeling Soil & Crop Science Disturbed Lands, biofuels, soils, watershed Molecular & Plant Sciences Primary Producers Plant Pathology Biofuels Ag Engineering Water, natural resources, modeling

17 Tripler Army Medical Center

25 Old Main at SWT

27 Not the Best Time to Take a Break from College!

28 USS PUEBLO

30 Chaparrosa Ranch

31 Eriochloa sercia Texas Cupgrass

33 University of Florida - School of Forest Resources & Conservation

34 Differing Views of Conservation

35 Steve Archer

37 THE PHONE CALL

38 Pinyon Canyon Maneuver Site

39 Land Condition & Trend Analysis

45 Funding Sources USDA-Forest Service 61% GSA 6% Industry 8% IPAs 6% Total Funding FY06 = $17.5m Co-op Agreements 19%

46 Number of Employees 500 CEMML Employees Year

47 Other 7% Faculty State Classified Graduate Assistants Students CEMML Employees Temporary Hourly 47% Admin Pro 46% Total Employees FY06 = 546

48 Organizational Chart CEMML EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Business Affairs Field Operations GIS/DB & Environmental Planning Environmental Compliance Cultural Resources Research & Professional Studies

49 GIS/DB & Environmental Planning Cultural Resources Executive Committee Business Affairs Research & Professional Studies Field Operations Environmental Compliance

Military Camp Ethan Allen Fort Indiantown Academy Camp Gap Ripley Fort Camp Okinawa Orchard Fort Fort Drum Grayling Training Devens Fort Custer Oregon Area Wyoming McCoy Camp ARNG ARNG Warren Air

50 Fort Lewis CEMML Project Sites U.S. Military Camp Ethan Allen Fort Indiantown Academy Camp Gap Ripley Fort Camp Okinawa Orchard Fort Fort Drum Grayling Training Devens Fort Custer Oregon Area Wyoming McCoy Camp ARNG ARNG Warren Air Edwards Letterkenny Dugway Force Base Camp Army Depot Fort Camp Camp Butler Proving Aberdeen Dix Dodge Williams Camp Nevada Ground Fort Camp Proving Ground Parks CERL Nebraska Ritchie Test Site Atterbury ARNG Fort Air Force Army Environmental Fort Fort Fort Camp Hunter Nellis Air Academy Center Leonard Belvior CEMML Fort Knox Roberts Liggett Force Base Fort Wood Pentagon Riley Fort Quantico Camp Carson Kansas Irwin Fort AP Hill Camp Navajo New Mexico Missouri ARNG Marine ARNG Camp Base San Luis Camp Fort Fort Pickett Gruber ARNG Obispo Pinyon Canyon Chaffee Camp Fort Florence Fort Bragg Yuma Maneuver Site Miramar Edwards AFB McCain Campbell Fort Jackson MCAS Fort Twenty-Nine Palms USMC Sill Camp Fort Camp Leesburg Fort Camp Robinson Puerto Rico Huachuca Cannon Air Fort Gordon Rucker Pendleton Yuma Louisiana Fort Force Base Fort Stewart Proving Luke Air ARNG Benning Texas Ground Camp Force South Korea Fort Fort White Sands ARNG Base Bliss Blanding Camp Hood Missile Range US Forces Korea Shelby Grenad Eglin Air Camp Fort Air Force Center Force Base a Polk Bullis for Environmental Excellence Fort Alaska Schweinfurt Makua Hawaii Wainwright Valley Friedberg Grafenwoehr Kanehoe Bay Fort Schofield USAREUR Pohakuloa Barracks Greely LEGEND HQ Training Area Alaska Army ARNG Fort Air Force Pacific Air Force Richardson Germany Environmental CMTC Hohenfels Effort Marine Corps Elmendorf Hawaii Air Force Base ARNG Other Yakima Training Center Montana ARNG Camp Grafton

52 Ecopolitician Ecologist or ecosystem scientists who deals with day to day political realities; job is to positively influence policy based on scientific information

55 Associate Director of IRNR Full responsibility Accomplished the majority of my objectives

56 In Iraq with the Borlaug Institute

57 Projects Facial Recognition Technology for Plant ID Natural History Atlas of Texas Counties Revision of Grass Systematics textbook

58 Last Three Publications

59 Administrative Philosophy Black & White kind of person Have no interest in micromanaging Open door policy Facilitator

60 Thought for the Day It is impossible to defeat an ignorant person by argument! William McAdoo

Army Compatible Use Buffer Program

Army Compatible Use Buffer Program Presentation to the Joint Services Environmental Management Conference Columbus, OH 22 May 2007 MAJ Christopher Tatian Training Land Support Officer, DAIM-ED MAJ Christopher