Our Amazing Grasslands
The SD Grassland Coalition partnered with the organizations listed below to enhance the grassland planner with a series of short video stories each month during 2021 promoting healthy soils, grasslands, and ecosystems.
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January – Erickson Family – Pasture Management Practices
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February – Bendigo Family – Grazing System Management
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March – Turtle Peak Ranch (Schultz) -Rotational Grazing
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April – Summit Lake Partnership (McKernan) – Public Lands Management
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May – Shubeck Family – Diversity of Enterprise
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June – Blair Bros. Angus Ranch - 2020 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award winner
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July – Mizera Family – Rotational Grazing
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August – Grandview Angus Ranch (Bergner) – Rotational Grazing
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September – Davis Family – Diversity of Grasses
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October – Bohlander Family – Holistic Management Approach
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November – The Wind Ranch – Healthy Native Grasslands
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December – Cane Creek Project – Demonstration Farm
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2020 Grassland Stewardship Communications Project Partners:
The Nature Conservancy, Pheasants Forever, South Dakota State University, Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Partners for Fish and Wildlife, SD Department of Game, Fish and Parks, The Cattle Business Weekly, Tri-State Livestock News, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and SD Grassland Coalition.
Previous Videos
2020 Videos
2019 Videos
2018 Videos
Helping People Help the Land
Grasslands Planner
Through the following Grassland Planners, the U.S. Department of Agriculture NRCS is working with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition (SDGC) and other partners to improve the health of grassland resources. The NRCS, SDGC & SDSU Extension Service and other entities can assist you to determine and formulate resource protection and enhancement options that fit your operation. Depending upon the area of expertise and/or need for financial assistance, staff are available through NRCS and SD Conservation Districts, and other partners such as the SD Grassland Coalition & SDSU Extension specialists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the South Dakota Departments of Agriculture and Game, Fish and Parks, and private organizations, such as Pheasants Forever, Ltd., who may have additional avenues of assistance.
2021 (PDF; 62MB)
2020 (PDF; 10MB)
2019 (PDF; 6,672KB)
2018 (PDF; 3MB)
2017 (PDF; 1.8MB)
2016 (PDF; 5MB)
2015 (PDF; 4,5MB)
