Barry Adams recently retired to private practice after a 38 year career with Alberta Environment and Parks Rangelands. For 32 years Barry served as the Provincial Rangeland Specialist in Grasslands. A key focus of his work has been to assist ranchers to apply the principles and practices of range management to promote healthy range and a sustainable livestock operation. He has been active in developing new rangeland health tools including range plant community guides for the Grassland Natural Region, the Grassland Vegetation Inventory (GVI), restoration practices for prairie and parkland rangelands, and grazing management strategies for species at risk. For the past 6 years Barry served as the provincial program head of the Alberta Rangeland Resource Stewardship Section based in Edmonton. Barry Chairs the Advisory Council of the Rangeland Research Institute at the University of Alberta. Barry is active in the Society for Range Management and makes his home in southern Alberta with his wife Allison and two sons.