COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Join us for conservation workshops and demonstration events, and reach out for free one-on-one technical assistance for a conservation project on your land or in your community!

  • Our Conservation Community Support Program was started to help community organizations, individuals, and small farmers from marginalized communities achieve their conservation goals. We provide free technical assistance for biodiversity and habitat restoration, as well as assist in the creation of achievable goals and outcomes for conservation projects. We also guide people towards other assistance programs (NRCS, NGO grants, etc) when there is a desired goal our team is unable to achieve.

  • We provide assistance with any conservation project, no matter how small, and work with small farmers, landowners (ranging from a single backyard to a cattle ranch), schools, community organizations, and incubator hub farms. Though our current focus is in Tribal communities and communities of persistent poverty, we are willing to help anyone who feels that they are “left behind” by larger conservation organizations or government assistance programs.

  • For multi-day or more in-depth projects, our work is limited to western South Dakota. However, we will try our best to offer assistance to anyone who reaches out! Our main request is that sites have pre-approval from land owners or impacted community members before projects begin!

  • Our team works year round! Projects can last anywhere from a single afternoon to multiple seasons, depending on the goals of each community member.

Examples of Past Outreach Events and Projects:

  • Riparian Health Workshops and hands-on demonstrations of riparian restoration techniques and beaver co-existence

  • Windbreak plantings utilizing native species and traditional medicinal/culturally significant plants of the Oceti Sakowin Oyate

  • Beaver damage mitigation on small Tribal farms utilizing tree wrapping, tree panting, willow planting, and “beaver deceivers”

  • American Kestrel nest box installation and the promotion of “nature-based” solutions of common pests such as grasshoppers and mice on prairie farmland

  • Bumblebee surveys on small farms using the methods of the Great Plains Bumblebee Atlas as well as pollinator garden installation

  • Erosion control and soil conservation utilizing Post-assisted Log Structures (PALS) and root establishment

Interested in a conservation project in your community? Reach out to us!

We’d love to chat about conservation ideas or challenges on your small farm, on your family’s land, in your school, or in your community as a whole.