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Every Disaster is Local First
If you are experiencing a disaster, it is a local disaster. Your best chance for immediate help before, during, or after a disaster is local.
Septic Systems and Flooding
Septic systems may not always be a homeowner’s first concern during a flood. However, as South Dakotans continue to navigate an exceptionally wet spring, some consideration should be given to your septic system to prevent damage to your home and protect your family’s health.
Know Your Mosquitoes to Protect Yourself
Mosquito trapping efforts across the state in the last seven years showed that there are over 20 species of mosquitoes occurring in South Dakota, yet only two species dominate the surveillance data: Aedes vexans and Culex tarsalis.
Container Gardens and CSAs
Just about all of us have room to grow a few vegetables, as long as you have some space where they can get good sun exposure for at least six hours a day. You don’t even have to have a garden!
An identification guide to Native Pollinator Plants of South Dakota for Managed Landscapes
A guide of Native Pollinator Plants in South Dakota.
Lady Beetles of South Dakota
A guide for monitoring, properly identify, and promoting the growth of lady beetles.
Vegetable Gardening in South Dakota
Whatever your reasons to start a vegetable garden: fresh produce with great flavor, exercise, saving money, enticing children (and adults) to eat healthier food, or knowing where your food came from and how it was grown, this booklet will help you with basic information and tips to get started.
Flood
View resources to prepare for and recover from flood situations.
Investigate Pollinators
Lesson about the importance of pollinators and the plants they interact with.
Eat What You Grow
Youth will learn the different parts of plants that we eat, and how to use drying and freezing techniques to preserve foods for later use.