Event Listing

Connect through workshops, summits, field days, meetings, and partner events focused on South Dakota grasslands.

Coming up

Upcoming Events

Click on the event names below for event flyers or details.

- SDSRM Fall Tour and Meeting, Piedmont, SD and Rapid City, SD, October 21, 2026
- Pheasants Forever-sponsored Prescribed (RX) Fire Workshop, Menno, SD, October 28, 2026
- Regional Summit Node, Multiple locations in Rapid City, Pierre, and Brookings, SD, November 10, 2026
- Grasslands in Action, Box Elder, SD, December 3-4, 2026
- American’s Grasslands Conference, Billings, Montana, October 5-7, 2027

2026 Woody Encroachment Field Tour, Yankton, SD, August 27, 2026
Half-Day Working Lands Workshop, Midland, SD, September 3rd, 2025
Growing Beyond the Grass, Turner County Community Center, Murdo, SD, September 9, 2026
Chamberlain Grazing School, September 9-11, 2026
SD Soil Health School, September 15-17, Twin Brooks, SD
Growing Beyond the Grass, Todd Co. 4-H Building, Mission, SD, September 16, 2026
Growing Beyond the Grass, SDSU Extension – Winner Regional Office, Winner, SD, September 16, 2026
2026 Woody Encroachment Field Tour, September 17, 2026, Oacoma, SD
Grazing the Heartland, 2026 NatGLC Bus Tour, Sept. 23-24, 2026, Sioux Falls, SD.
Wheelin’ to Wall, Wall, SD, September 26, 2026
Eastern South Dakota Water Conference, October 7, 2026

Upcoming regional summit

2026 Central Grasslands Roadmap Nodes

Rapid City / Pierre / Brookings

November

2026

One day. Three local gatherings.

We invite you to join a Regional Summit Node on November 10th in Rapid City, Pierre and Brookings, hosted by partners of the South Dakota Grasslands Initiative.

Regional Nodes are locally organized gatherings designed to bring together the people and organizations working on grassland conservation in a particular region and connect them with the broader Summit conversation.

Schedule

All times shown in Central Time (CT) and Mountain Time (MT)

Central Time

Mountain Time

Session

Central Time

8:30 a.m. CT

Mountain Time

7:30 a.m. MT

Optional viewing of Chihuahua-based events

Central Time

10:00–10:30 a.m. CT

Mountain Time

9:00–9:30 a.m. MT

Check-in

Central Time

10:30 a.m. CT

Mountain Time

9:30 a.m. MT

Welcome & Introductions

Central Time

11:00 a.m. CT

Mountain Time

10:00 a.m. MT

Breakout Sessions: Understanding Barriers

Central Time

12:00 p.m. CT

Mountain Time

11:00 a.m. MT

Lunch Break

Central Time

12:45 p.m. CT

Mountain Time

11:45 a.m. MT

Meeting Others Across the Biome

Central Time

1:00 p.m. CT

Mountain Time

12:00 p.m. MT

Breakout Sessions: Identifying Opportunities

Central Time

2:00–4:00 p.m. CT

Mountain Time

1:00–3:00 p.m. MT

Reporting Between Nodes: What Actions Should We Prioritize as the Great Plains Grasslands Community?

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Please share events that your organization or agency is doing for the grasslands of South Dakota by filling out the form on the contact tab with your event name, dates & times, a brief description, and the event contact person.