Content by Krista Ehlert

Ranching and Prairie Streams: What Healthy Riparian Areas Mean for Your Ranch
Prairie streams and their associated riparian areas can provide numerous ecosystem services to a ranching operation.

A Quick Start Guide to Selling Native Seeds
Guide that details what you need to know to sell seeds of native flowering plants (forbs) in South Dakota.

Annual youth Rangeland and Soils Days set for June 12-13 in Watertown
March 04, 2024
The 40th annual Rangeland and 19th annual Soils Days for youth is June 12-13, 2024, in Watertown.

Gettysburg teen competes at international range management conference
February 09, 2024
Bobbi Eide, a sophomore at Gettysburg High School, represented the South Dakota chapter of the Society for Range Management from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, 2024, at the meeting themed “Change on the Range.”

SDSU Extension offering workshop on virtual fencing
December 20, 2023
“Virtual Fencing 101: Expectations and Considerations” is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT, on Jan. 11, 2024, at the Box Elder Events Center. It is free to attend.

How do we describe biodiversity? It's multidimensional!
Fact sheet on the importance of biodiversity

Range Roundup: Opportunities for Youth
There are several opportunities for youth in South Dakota to get exposed to rangeland ecology and management, with involvement from several partners across the state. Learn about some exciting opportunities offered each year!

Row Crop and Noxious Weed Surveys
Controlling noxious weeds and weeds in row crops is a challenge every year. SDSU Extension has created two online surveys to capture the current climate of weed control in South Dakota.

Investigating Rangeland Systems and Practices
Curriculum to teach students about the facets of rangelands.

A Guide to Collecting, Pressing, and Mounting Plants
Fact sheet on collecting, pressing and mounting plants