Partners on the Prairie

<p>The Wildlife Society is a national organization focused on empowering wildlife professionals to advance conservation through science, community and professional excellence. In South Dakota, a chapter exists to...

<p>The Society for Range Management is an international organzation for professionals and rangeland users who are concerned with studying, conserving, managing and sustaining the various rangelands worldwide. In South...

<p>Prairie Pothole Joint Ventures (PPJV) is one of two Joint Ventures that works in South Dakota to support healthy grasslands and bird habitats. PPJV Coordinator, Lauri Hanauska-Brown shares about the unique ways...

<p>SnapLands is a Colorado based ecological accounting and rangeland monitoring company that partners with managers intentionally seeking strategies to maximize long term profit and healthy ecosystems. Ryan White, CEO...

<p>Based out of South Dakota, Ecdysis is a research 501c3 that works with farmers and ranchers across the United States and Canada to research how stewards of the land can be innovative to produce food and fiber while...

<p>South Dakota’s Ag Land Trust is a non-profit organization focused on providing South Dakota Farmers and Ranchers with a conservation organization that understands their business. They have a mission of conserving...

<p>The mission of the South Dakota Grassland Coalition is to improve the stewardship of grasslands through sustainable and profitable management. Their board is made up of landowners who collaborate with partners to...

<p>This episode provides an introduction to the Xerces Society, and the work that they are doing to support pollinators. This episode highlights work that Xerces is collaborating with partners on to show how the forbs...

<p>The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is a non-profit organization focused on conserving birds and their habitats through science, education, and land stewardship. On this episode Angela Dwyer, Program Manager, and...

<p>Kateri is one option for grassland producers looking for a company to help them make money with carbon credits for implementing sustainable practices. James Hunt, project manager with Kateri, give an overview of the...

<p>Kurt Forman, South Dakota’s Partners for Fish & Wildlife Coordinator shares about this program. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides technical and financial...

<p>The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition is a producer-led nonprofit, with a staff & board of individuals dedicated to their mission of promoting improved soil heath. The Coalition director Cindy Zenk, and two board...

<p>South Dakota’s Game, Fish & Parks is perhaps one of the more well known entities in the state that is focused on preserving the habitat and species for South Dakota. On this episode Mark Norton, Hunting Access & Farm...

<p>Clayton Lenk is the National Wild Turkey Federation biologist for several states, including South Dakota. One key focus of the National Wild Turkey Federation is to maintain habitat for wild turkeys, as well as the...

<p>Catherine Wightman, coordinator for Northern Great Plains Joint Venture, shares about the unique role that she and her team play to support the communities that depend on grasslands in South Dakota, and surrounding...