Ranchers in South Dakota Turn to Prescribed Burns to Treat ...
6 days ago · South Dakota Ranchers Are Burning the Prairie to Save It A “green glacier” of trees is steadily taking over native grasslands. Landowners are banding together to treat the problem …
Ranchers in South Dakota Turn to Prescribed Burns to Restore ...
Dec 10, 2025 · In response, a coalition of ranchers, conservation groups, and state agencies is re‑introducing prescribed burns —controlled fires deliberately set under carefully monitored …
Prescribed Burns: Ranchers in South Dakota Restore Land ...
Dec 10, 2025 · South Dakota ranchers are at the forefront of prairie conservation. Their grazing practices, when combined with controlled burns, can further enhance grassland health.
Reagan was right: some trees are bad for the environment
5 days ago · Heather Hammerbeck is a fourth-generation rancher in Lyman County and a member of the Mid-Missouri River Prescribed Burn Association board. She was inspired to join after …
Perceptions of prescribed fire among ranchers near northern ...
We surveyed ranching landowners around four National Grasslands in North and South Dakota—public grazinglands managed by the USDA Forest Service—to assess landowner …
Ranchers suggest ways to better CRP program | IANR News
2 days ago · Sandahl had originally started his master’s project to study the use of prescribed burns, but as he spoke with ranchers, the project morphed into a project focused on …
Plan helps overcome fear of prescribed burn
Sean Kelly, South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension Range Management Field Specialist, Winner, South Dakota, discusses the process of a prescribed burn to showcase the safe use of …
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