Part of an Effort to Educate the Community on the Importance of Pollinators while Protecting Pollinators and their Habitats Dakota Rural Action (DRA) has been awarded a $15,000 grant from Ceres Trust, a non-profit supporting local movements in preservation, restoration, … Continued
Submit your pollinator comments to the Dept. of Ag today! The SD Dept. of Ag has released a draft Pollinator Plan addressing the health of honey bee colonies, and comments are currently being accepted. The plan, which department officials have … Continued
Join us at Twila Eggers’ Barn, 21609 469th Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006, to hear John Ikerd and Mitch Peterson present “The Facts of Factory Farms (CAFOs)” and “The Legal Battle Against CAFOs: What You Need to Know to Protect Your … Continued
Check out what our chapters have been up to for the past couple months… BLACK HILLS CHAPTER The Black Hills Chapter continues to actively oppose Powertech’s proposed uranium mining. Before the second week of the Large Scale Mine permit hearings, … Continued
Screening of Mad City Chickens Sponsored by Brookings County Chapter of Dakota Rural Action The public is invited to attend a screening of the film Mad City Chickens followed by a discussion featuring chicken owners and others in the … Continued
ACTION ALERT Brookings Residents – Ask your City Council to support backyard chickens The Brookings County Chapter is hard at work on a campaign to change the Brookings city ordinance pertaining to backyard chickens. Recently the Brookings Sustainability … Continued
ACTION ALERT Thank the Brookings Sustainability Committee for their Strong Recommendation Today the Brookings Sustainability Council voted in favor of a backyard chicken recommendation for the City Council. If passed, their recommendation would allow Brookings residents to raise up to … Continued
ACTION ALERT Brookings County Members: Tell the Brookings Sustainability Council to Recommend a Safe and Unobtrusive Chicken Ordinance The Brookings County Chapter is hard at work on a campaign to change the Brookings city ordinance pertaining to backyard … Continued