Minnehaha Conservation District

News of the Day — 5/22/2020

EXCESS TREE SALE The Minnehaha Conservation District will be selling excess trees next Wednesday, May 27th and Thursday, May 28th from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm each day at the District shed, located at 1120 E. 72nd St. N., Sioux Falls. The cost will be $3.00/tree (or $68.00 for a bundle of 25), plus tax. […]

News of the Day — 5/19/2020

GEVIK SITE SATIRE Photo credit: Mick Zerr The Gevik Outdoor Learning Area is free and open to the public. Please visit https://minnehahacd.org/gevik-learning-area/ for directions to the Gevik site and a map. There are walking trails and interpretive signs to explain what you’re seeing. As the second photo above implies, please note that your fur babies […]

News of the Day — 5/12/2020

OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY The “Our Amazing South Dakota Resources” campaign was created in 2018 with the goal of better communicating the importance and value of grasslands and soil resources throughout the state. This campaign strives to better show what South Dakota farmers and ranchers are doing to protect and enhance these resources. Here is one of the […]

News of the Day — 5/8/2020

USDA ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION FOR WETLAND MITIGATION BANKING PROGRAM Funds will help restore, create, or enhance wetland ecosystems The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making available up to $5 million for wetland mitigation banks. This funding through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program is to help conservation partners develop or establish mitigation banks to […]

News of the Day — 5/6/2020

USDA ANNOUNCES SIGN-UP PERIOD FOR CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM  The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 is May 29, 2020. USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest up to $500 million for new enrollments in FY 2020. The 2018 Farm Bill made […]