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Grassland Related Sites State & Federal Agency Websites Forage Systems Research Center, Missouri Ag. Exp. Station Forage-Livestock Systems, Cornell Univ. Grazing Lands Technology Institute - NRCS Grazing Land Water Quality National Agriculture Statistics Service - USDA Sustainable Agriculture and Research Service (SARE) Minnesota grazing manual Producer Organizations & Ranching Related Websites SD Grassland Coalition Society For Range Management SD Cattlemen's Association SD Stockgrowers Grazing Land Conservation Initiative - GLCI Ranchers Net Grass Farmer Grazers Edge Graze The Stockman Grass Farmer See also links marked with a in the lists below.
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Forestry Related Links South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts can help you locate your local conservation district to assist you with tree selection and planting. North Dakota Tree Handbook is an excellent source of information on species of trees and shrubs that are also suitable to South Dakota. National Agroforestry Center conducts research on how to design and install forested buffers to protect water quality and develops and delivers technology on a broad suite of agroforestry practices to natural resource professionals who directly assist landowners and communities. Agroforestry Alley Cropping Forest Farming Riparian Forest Buffers Silvopasture Windbreaks Special Applications Tree activities and information for kids. Firewise provides educational information for people who live or vacation in fire-prone areas of the United States. Plains & Prairie Forestry Association The National Arbor Day Foundation See also links marked with a in the lists below.
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Water Related Links The Groundwater Foundation--A non-profit organization that is dedicated to informing the public about one of our greatest hidden resources, groundwater. What Farmers Need to Know about Clean Water and TMDLs--from the National Corn Growers Assoc. and American Soybean Association. Water Conservation in your Home Water Related Educational Materials American Water Works Association National Rural Water Association South Dakota Rural Water Association The City of Sioux Falls Water Purification Big Sioux Water Festival See also links marked with a in the lists below.
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State Conservation Agencies & Universities SD Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Resource Conservation & Forestry Urban Forestry Living Snow Fence Program SD Big Tree Register South Dakota State Tree - Black Hills Spruce SD Dept. of Game, Fish & Parks SD Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources SD Pollution Prevention Program Surface Water Quality Program Feedlot Permitting Program SD Natural Resources Conservation Service SD Conservation Buffer Program SD State University Dept. of Animal & Range Sciences Cooperative Extension Service Plant Field Guides, including Plants of the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains and Grassland Plants of South Dakota and the Black Hills Garden Line on South Dakota Public Television Pest Alert Newsletter Water Resources Institute--Coordinates the research and training at South Dakota State University and other affiliated educational institutions and agencies across the state in the broad area of water resources. The Water Quality Lab tests water for livestock suitability and household use. We supply information regarding the results of your water test. Water Resources--Virtual water resources field trip of South Dakota's water resources. Nebraska Forest Service Kansas Forest Service Weed barrier fabric mulch for tree and shrub plantings Tips for installing fabric weed barrier (PDF file)
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Federal Conservation Agencies & Programs US Dept. of Agriculture-National Ag Library Water Quality and Agriculture Information Center US Dept. of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Backyard Conservation Animal Feeding Operations National Conservation Buffer Initiative US Dept. of Agriculture-Forest Service SD's National Grasslands Black Hills National Forest St. Paul Field Office US Dept. of Interior-US Fish & Wildlife Service SD's National Wildlife Refuges SD's Partners for Wildlife Program US Dept. of Interior-Bureau of Reclamation US Dept. of Interior-South Dakota's National Parks US Environmental Protection Agency Water--EPA enforces federal clean water and safe drinking water laws, provides support for municipal wastewater treatment plants, and takes part in pollution prevention efforts aimed at protecting watersheds and sources of drinking water. The Agency carries out both regulatory and voluntary programs to fulfill its mission to protect the nation's waters. U. S. EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds EPA Wetlands EPA Surf Your Watershed U.S.Geological Survey Water Resources Website Missouri River Maps from USGS
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Private Conservation Organizations & Programs National Association of Conservation Districts Conservation Technology Information Center Core 4 is a cropland management approach to better soil, cleaner water, greater profits and a brighter future. Know Your Watershed is an information clearinghouse for watershed coordinators to help assure progress toward local goals. Soil & Water Conservation Society Ducks Unlimited Pheasants Forever Nature Conservancy SD Ornithologists Union SD Sierra Club SD Wildlife Federation
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