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Conservation for Today, Tomorrow and the Future
| Hyde County Conservation District | ||
| PO Box 484, 218 Iowa
Street — Highmore, SD 57345-0484 Phone: 605-852-2221—FAX: 605-852-2603 |
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| Located in central South Dakota
the Hyde County Conservation District was developed in 1953 to control
wind erosion, protect farmsteads, and provide cover to wildlife by assisting
in tree establishment. Hyde county has a total area of 555,142 acres;
consisting of approximately 24,237 acres administered by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and 650 acres by the Corps of Engineers. The largest portion
of Hyde County is utilized as range and pasture land. Hyde County also
has approximately 222,321 acres which are currently in crop production.
Spring wheat and winter wheat are the most common crops that encompass
Hyde County’s farming enterprise; while corn, soybeans, oats, millet,
barley, sorghum, sunflowers, and alfalfa are also utilized for crop production.
Soil is the most important natural resource in Hyde County as it provides not only a growing medium for crops but also for the grasses grazed by livestock. The grasslands of Hyde County are the base of the food chain that supports hundreds of species of wildlife as well as livestock. |
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| Locally Led Success | ||
| Grazing
Management and Wind Energy |
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| In 2000 Daybreak Ranch of Hyde County was the first participant of a grazing management on-ranch demonstration as part of the South Dakota Grassland Management and Planning Project. Daybreak has continued their dedication to grassland management while managing a 320 acre, 21 pasture grazing system with 2-3 rotations through the pastures each year. The ranch’s goals with the grazing system are to increase the native warm season grasses. Currently the area grazed is native rangeland dominated by western wheatgrass, needle grass, and side oats grama. | ||
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| Though wind in Hyde County
has caused soil erosion throughout the years, it has now become a useful
economic tool. Hyde County is currently the home of the largest “wind
farm” in South Dakota. South of Highmore twenty-seven wind turbines
tower in the sky and provide energy for an estimated 14,000 homes. The Hyde County Conservation District strives to adapt to newly emerging conservation challenges. The district helps to provide local leadership, education, and technical assistance in an effort to sustain and improve our natural resources. |
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| To contact Hyde County Conservation District, click here | ||
| Conservation District Board of Supervisors and Staff | ||
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| Dorn Barnes Chairman Harrold, SD |
Randal
Hague Vice Chairman |
Randy Rinehart Supervisor Highmore, SD |
| Kathy Stirling
Supervisor Highmore, SD |
Ray Wieseler Supervisor Highmore, SD |
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| Photos
courtesy USDA NRCS and SDACD Photo Contest |
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| This
website co-sponsored by: Big Sioux Nursery, Inc. Watertown, South Dakota |
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