OUR AMAZING GRASSLANDS
Rich and Sara Grim, Bonesteel, SD
Many of the native plants on the prairie respond favorably to fire. Fire can also reduce the amount of invasive plans such as cedar. Prescribed fire does a lot of really good things.” — Rich and Sara Grim
Schell Family, Wall, SD
Generations of raising cattle and providing for their families from the land
Hamann Family, Blue Bell Ranch, Clear Lake, SD
Recipients of the 2017 Leopold Conservation Award
“I think the main thing is not to over graze because in this county, some think if you have grassland left over it seems like you’re wasting all that grass. I just never looked at it that way.” — Herb Hamann
The SD Grassland Coalition partnered with the organizations listed below to enhance the grassland planner with releases of short video stories promoting healthy soils, grasslands, and ecosystems.
2017 Grassland Stewardship Communications Project Partners: The Nature Conservancy, Pheasants Forever, American Bird Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, SD Game, Fish and Parks, SD Soil Health Coalition, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and SD Grassland Coalition.
