South Dakotans condemn endangered species rule change as state government takes no position
South Dakota did not submit official comments on a major change to the federal Endangered Species Act that will roll…
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Water quality buffer program grows following $8 million boost from SD lawmakers
A state program that pays landowners to plant vegetation along streams now has 130 buffer projects spanning 379 miles of…
Zebra mussels confirmed in Day County’s Bitter Lake, GFP says
Zebra mussels have been confirmed in yet another body of water in northeastern South Dakota. This time it’s Bitter Lake……
Aberdeen adds work to new water tower, transmission line project
Aberdeen residents are being asked to slow down and avoid crossing barricades while work is ongoing along Eighth Avenue Northeast…….
Registration open for June, July HuntSAFE courses in Brown County
Registration is open for the June and July HuntSAFE courses in Brown County. HuntSAFE is for anyone who wants to……
State waterfowl refuge status removed from northeastern South Dakota lake
PIERRE — A South Dakota lake can be used for hunting by surrounding landowners after a legislative rules committee voted…
Milbank goes out on a limb to save ash trees from invasive beetle
It would cost as much as $4 million to cut down Milbank’s ash trees, after state and city officials detected…
GFP seeks public’s help in identifying person who’s dumping dead animals in Day County ditch
A menagerie of wildlife carcasses has been illegally discarded in a roadside ditch just south of Bristol, and state wildlife……
ATEC building class partners with Game, Fish & Parks on cabins for state parks
Some visitors to state parks in South Dakota will be able to stay in cabins built on the campus of……
Five years in, South Dakota’s Habitat Stamp praised as one of state’s ‘smartest investments’
The first fish that former state Sen. V.J. Smith, R-Brookings, ever caught was from a dock when he was a…
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