South Dakota
New five-year partnership aims to regenerate native vegetation and revitalize rotational livestock grazing practices in eastern South Dakota.
When it feels like the whole world is in crisis, a duck blind on the prairie can be one of the few places where things make sense
Conservation easements are a cost-effective and popular way to permanently protect crucial waterfowl habitat on private lands
Sept. 28, 2020 – South Dakota
Ducks Unlimited continues its mission during COVID-19
Meet the migration head-on at these five LGCO hotspots
DU’s new Soil Health Initiative is a focus of national grant
Swan Lake GPA restorations support waterfowl and resident wildlife
These landowners are providing habitat that benefits waterfowl up and down the flyways
Major sponsors include South Dakota land gift in estate plan
Interactive project map provides descriptions of DU projects in the state
Pierre is site for South Dakota State Convention
Partnership will improve soil health, communities and wildlife habitat
DU one of the three finalists for NRCS Excellence in Cooperative Conservation
South Dakota DU in the running for prestigious award
Gratten Allen joins team as soil health expert
Nesting research team has found a variety of waterfowl nests on DU'S research ranch in North Dakota
Ducks Unlimited and Natural Resources Conservation Service grant helps landowners improve productivity and profitability of private lands
South Dakota elementary student benefits from the kindness of strangers
Noem and DU members discuss Farm Bill and NAWCA
Capitol Hill meeting focused on conservation issues
Five potential public-land hotspots for waterfowling
Soil health is new component of DU's Preserve our Prairies initiative
Plan your next waterfowling adventure
Level I Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the most important and threatened waterfowl habitat in North America
New site near Madison was dedicated June 24
Integrating livestock on cropland in conjunction with cover crops can expedite the soil building process and provide additional grazing opportunities for producers.
Construction work to repair damage that occurred on Mallard Dam in Lyman County was completed in October of last year
Ducks Unlimited is working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff to build a new water control structure and repair a berm on the refuge.
NAWCA grant will help DU and partners working with landowners to protect and restore important wetlands
DU grant promotes restoring and protecting habitat to mitigate potential climate impacts
Ducks Unlimited will begin evaluating strategies to increase nesting habitat on South Dakota’s working croplands.
DU and Beadle Conservation District offer farmers drill to plant cover crops
Day County Chapter in Webster among top national chapters.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers awarded for conservation easement success
NRCS announces FY17 RCPP funding. Eight proposals from DU and partners will provide $32.8 million to enhance water resources, grasslands, rice lands and wetlands for waterfowl.
Harold Bickner's passion for hunting led to his interest in conservation
A closer look at why the Prairie Pothole Region is North America's most productive waterfowl breeding area
DU restoring three properties in Sanborn County
Students study blue-winged teal nesting habits
The PPR has the world's best waterfowl nesting habitat
Level III Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, providing a migration corridor for hundreds of thousands of dabbling ducks and significant numbers of divers
Level II Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the primary migration corridor for several million ducks and geese in the Central Flyway
Cattle ranchers manage much of this continent's most important waterfowl breeding habitat
Level III Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, full of vast grasslands ideal for waterfowl nesting habitat
Home on the Range - Henry and Eleanor Carlson - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Daryl and Mary Pennington – Ethel, Louisiana