
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
The facility first known as the Spearfish Fish Cultural Station was established in 1896 by the U.S. Fish Commission. It was built and fully operational by the summer of 1899.
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Are The Great Plains Headed Toward Another Dust Bowl? (August 2021)
The facility first known as the Spearfish Fish Cultural Station was established in 1896 by the U.S. Fish Commission. It was built and fully operational by the summer of 1899.
In the summer of 2021, the state was so deep into a drought that it was easy to forget the situation was much different in the past. In 2019, widespread floods damaged farmland, roads, and infrastructure.
One of the first floods to be recorded at the confluence of the James River and the Missouri River occurred in 1881.
On June 9, 1972, an exceptionally heavy rain fell on areas of the Black Hills that were already saturated by higher-than-normal seasonal precipitation, leading to a flood.
Learn about Farm Security Administration photographer Arthur Rothstein’s famous 1936 bleached steer skull and other staged or edited images. Also view THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS
NOTE: The Bronx Documentary Center, Altered Images: 150 Years of Posed and Manipulated Documentary Photography exhibit found in the Support Materials Section contains sensitive content. View each example for inappropriate content – some contain GRAPHIC IMAGES and NUDITY.
June 9th, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Hills Flood of 1972, in which 238 lives were lost. The anniversary brings a flood of memories for survivors.
Photos taken by Joseph Hutton, professor of Agronomy at SDSU.
The plan to build a canal between Lake Traverse and Big Stone Lake in an effort to drain Red River waters to the south and through the Mississippi River system.
Windmills were used in South Dakota to move water.
Clovers and natural prairie make South Dakota an ideal place for honeybees to thrive, but dry conditions and habitat loss are making it difficult to produce honey. Production decreased 18% last year.
Historically, the 100th meridian marked the shift from the wet east to the drier west. Now that's changing in five states the meridian runs through.
News and information from South Dakota Public Broadcasting and NPR. SDPB is South Dakota's National Public Radio station.
News and information from South Dakota Public Broadcasting and NPR. SDPB is South Dakota's National Public Radio station.
South Dakota academic content standards serve as expectations for what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade. The review, revision, development, and feedback process involves stakeholders throughout the state of South Dakota and is an ongoing and critical component to ensure South Dakota students in every classroom receive current and relevant learning experiences. The goal is that all students will graduate college, career, and life ready.
Content standards are set by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. They are reviewed every five to seven years. Content standards do not mandate a specific curriculum.