Goats deployed to eat invasive plants on SMSC land by Deans Lake
A herd of about 250 goats is very happy – and full – thanks to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s releasing the animals near Deans Lake to eat invasive plants.
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Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable
WASHINGTON — Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to new research published in the ...
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New Nature Center exhibit showcases butterflies, milkweed importance to ecosystems
Monarch butterflies depend on human intervention to thrive in the wild, as highlighted by the traveling exhibit "Monarchs and ...
Council OK's moving Brockhouse Collection from zoo. Where the taxidermied animals will go
Emotional pleas from some members of the public to keep the Brockhouse Collection in Sioux Falls were unsuccessful.
Explore the Lower Sioux Agency
If you’re interested in learning how plants and animals have shaped the lives of people in southwestern Minnesota, attend the program “What Mother Earth Provides,“ from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sioux Falls council to vote on fate of taxidermied animals from Brockhouse Collection
The Sioux Falls City Council will finally take a vote on the Brockhouse Collection on Tuesday, deciding whether 152 animal mounts will be declared surplus, divvied up and sent around the country — ...