Minnehaha Conservation District

News of the Day — 8/23/19

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH CONSERVATION AROUND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY? Here’s the latest edition of Conservation Clips Conservation Clips is a weekly collection of articles distributed by National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) that provides our members and partners with the latest news in what’s driving conservation. These articles are not indicative of NACD […]

News of the Day — 8/20/19

OUR AMAZING GRASSLANDS Gene and Kathy Ausland, Andover, SD “I had a guy ask me where I lived. I told him. He asked me why I didn’t move closer to my job. I told him I live in heaven. Then he came out here and he agreed with me…”— Gene Ausland 2019 Grassland Stewardship Communications […]

News of the Day — 8/16/19

PROFILES IN SOIL HEALTH “Preventing Wind Erosion and Capturing Moisture” Chris Grubl, Sturgis, SD “We only have about 8 inches of topsoil in this area, 6-8, and that’s probably being generous. If every year you lose a little of that, pretty quick you’re left with hardly anything. Now after we’ve been doing this for quite […]

News of the Day — 8/13/19

NACD EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has an Educational Resources page on their website, and it’s now live and available to view! Education is a critical element of the conservation effort at the local, state and national levels. Educating young people about the benefits of conservation helps to ensure the next […]

News of the Day — 8/9/19

NEW SIGNS AT THE GEVIK LEARNING AREA! We’ve been working hard to update the Gevik Learning Area! One of the improvements was twenty new signs along the walking trail, made possible by a mini-grant from the South Dakota Discovery Center and 319 Information and Education Subcommittee. Head on out there, talk a walk, and see […]

News of the Day — 8/6/19

WATER INFILTRATION DEMO Last Wednesday, we participated in a soil health sit down. It was a great event! We wanted to share one thing with you, and that was the water infiltration demonstration presented by Craig Veldkamp from Brookings NRCS. In the picture, you’ll see several examples of ground cover ranging from a lot to […]

News of the Day — 7/30/19

OUR AMAZING GRASSLANDS The Cammack Family Union Center, SD In the sixth video release of 2019, we visit the Cammack Family ranch in Union Center, South Dakota. The Cammack Family received the Leopold Conservation Award in 2018. “We’ve planted thirty thousand trees, and a hundred years from now the only evidence of Amy and I being […]

News of the Day — 7/26/19

SOUTH DAKOTA GRAZING EXCHANGE Do you own land or have pasture, native grass, crop residue, or cover crops available to be grazed? Or do you need extra grazing land or forage for your livestock this year? Check out the South Dakota Grazing Exchange!

News of the Day — 7/23/19

MINNEHAHA COUNTY SOIL HEALTH SIT-DOWN! July 30, 2019 1:00pm – 3:30pm LEARN HOW TO PERFORM BASIC SOIL HEALTH TESTS IN THE FIELD!

News of the Day — 7/19/19

NATIVE PLANT SALE! Orders due by July 31, 2019 We are having a sale on native perennials, garden perennials, grasses, and vines! All are in #300 pots and all are $10.50 each. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS CLICK HERE TO PRINT THE ORDER FORM