Our Partners

Kateri provides custom regenerative ranching programs and services intended to help unlock the land’s potential and generate shared revenue streams for producers from the sale of carbon & other natural capital.

The Mule Deer Foundation is dedicated to restoring, improving, and protecting mule deer and their habitat, with a focus on science and program efficiency. Our conservation programs combined with our grassroots support are the foundation of who we are as an organization. We are committed to sustaining our western deer populations by ensuring quality habitat in the areas deer need on a daily, seasonal, and yearly basis. Our conservation efforts are delivered through efforts by MDF staff and in partnership with state and federal agencies as well as other non-profit organizations.

About: A NOLO is someone who owns land but doesn’t farm it themselves. This website was created to provide sound information and advice on soil health and conservation programs and practices for NOLOs.

The Northern Great Plains Joint Venture is a public-private partnership working to facilitate conservation actions that result in healthy ecosystems and bird populations and also benefit the people living and working in the Northern Great Plains. We employ a holistic approach to conservation that considers the ecological, social, and cultural implications of actions. We work to build relevant science and incorporate western science, Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and local knowledge to balance conservation actions, communications, and policy. We support voluntary, incentive-based working lands solutions that work for people and for birds. Our collaborative approach helps sustain local producers and the economic vitality of rural and Indigenous communities

About: The South Dakota State University Extension (SDSU) provides farmers, ranchers, agri-business people, communities, families, and youth with the research-based information they need to succeed. They prioritize these efforts in the following program areas: competitive crop systems, competitive livestock systems, 4-H youth development, food and families, and community vitality. 

South Central Resource Conservation and Development (South Central RC&D) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is a governed by a board of 12 members, representing Jones, Mellette, Todd and Tripp Counties in central South Dakota. The Mission of South Central RC&D is to provide technical assistance in the areas of Community Developoment, Land Management, Land Conservation and Water Management.
Jewell Bork, Program Manager

southcentralrcd@goldenwest.net

605-669-2222

At the heart of South Dakota’s environmental stewardship and conservation efforts lies the South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts (SDACD). Our mission is simple yet profound: to lead, represent, and assist conservation districts in promoting a healthy environment. Our vision is equally clear: to lead South Dakota in the conservation of all natural resources.

Programs: Conservation Commission Grant, Coordinated Natural Resources Conservation Program

About: The Conservation Commission Grant offers a program that provides cost-share assistance to private landowners (through the local conservation districts) to improve the natural resources within the state of South Dakota. The Coordinated Natural Resources Conservation Program provides assistance to the conservation districts to help producers implement practices to address local resource concerns.

Programs: Habitat Pays

About: Habitat Pays is designed to provide more information and education to assist landowners in designing, developing, and funding habitat on their land. Working directly with habitat advisors who possess the knowledge of federal, state, and local programs, landowners can find the right programs to meet their personal habitat and land use goals.

About: The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition is a producer-led, non-profit, membership organization created to promote soil health through education and research. 

Program: USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife

About: Technical and financial assistance with certain grazing management, grassland restoration, and wetland restoration projects with wildlife conservation benefits. 

Programs: EQIP, RCPP, CSP, etc.
About: NRCS offers financial and technical assistance through conservation practices, activities and enhancements to help agricultural producers make and maintain improvements on their land.