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All are invited to learn more about conservation efforts in the Coteau des Prairies region at the upcoming Oak Lake Field Station Field Day. Hear from �ձ�av��Ƶ experts on a variety of conservation topics on Thursday, July 10, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 19862 483rd Ave., Astoria.

New research from �ձ�av��Ƶ's Department of Natural Resource Management examines how different states are stopping the spread of invasive carp.

Researchers from �ձ�av��Ƶ's Department of Natural Resource Management are leading a collaborative effort to increase the availability and accessibility of native seeds.

Two �ձ�av��Ƶ graduate students from the Department of Natural Resource Management received recognition for their research and presentations at the 2025 annual meeting of the South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society held recently in Brookings.

Karma Choki, graduate research assistant in �ձ�av��Ƶ's Department of Natural Resource Management, conducted research in her native country of Bhutan on a forgotten big cat: the common leopard.

Jiyoung Kim, a program assistant with the Department of Natural Resource Management, has been named �ձ�av��Ƶ’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for January.

Novel research from �ձ�av��Ƶ's Department of Natural Resource Management is exploring if trained dogs can help prevent bacterial outbreaks in South Dakota's bighorn sheep herds.

The annual �ձ�av��Ƶ Celebration of Faculty Excellence recognized 30 faculty members, researchers and scientists Tuesday. The event honors faculty members in the university's colleges for outstanding research, teaching and service.

�ձ�av��Ƶ researchers are exploring the potential for precision technologies to improve ranch efficiency and producer decision-making processes, and in turn impact profit margins, work-life balance, ranch sustainability and natural resource management. Through its Precision Ranching Initiative, �ձ�av��Ƶ researchers are both using and creating new technologies and techniques that fine-tune the role of beef cattle in the range ecosystem for the benefit of South Dakota’s nearly 14,000 beef producers.