Improving South Dakota's grasslands
From the Pheasant Capital of the WorldYour partner in conservation
Formed in 2018 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Second Century Habitat Fund partners with producers and landowners to conserve and expand healthy habitat for pheasants and other wildlife habitat, expand public hunting opportunities, and transform non-producing and low-yield lands in ways that provide a long-term environmental benefit.
Hear from acurrent landowner
"My brother and I own a farm near Gary, SD. In the fall of 2020, we seeded 15.4 acres into the Second Century Habitat Program. This land is located in a remote part of our farm - poor fertility and weedy. We thought we would give this program a try. We are extremely pleased on how it has turned out. A beautiful stand of different grasses that are doing a great job of choking out all weeds-even the nasty thistle patches. There is a healthy population of deer, pheasants, and turkeys that are making use of this land as a sanctuary from the coyotes we have in our area. I would highly recommend this program to anyone that might have an odd piece of their farm or ranch they don’t know what to do with. "
Steve Almos• Landowner
Protecting Habitats, Preserving WildlifeOur Programs
In partnership with South Dakota Game & Fish and other conservation partners, we have identified two primary target programs to enhance South Dakota’s habitat, and clean water.
Working Lands Habitat Program
The focus of this program is to enroll marginal cropland such as saline and moist soils, field edges, other less productive soil types or areas producers want to manage as wildlife habitat for 5 years.
Big Sioux River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
A program to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, enhance wildlife habitat, and create public hunting and fishing access.
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