The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) serving South Dakota announces March 8, 2024, as the review date for applications for the Great Plains Grassland Initiative (GPGI), a special funding opportunity in certain locations (see map below) through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
The GPGI will focus on several areas in SD at the greatest risk for woody plant encroachment. Conservation practices to address this major resource concern are: Prescribed Burning, Prescribed Grazing, and Brush Management as well as other practices to support implementation.
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