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Conserving wildlife & your financial plans

A team of researchers, including two scientists from South Dakota State University, search for pinyon jay colonies in Colorado.
South Dakota State University
A team of researchers, including two scientists from South Dakota State University, search for pinyon jay colonies in Colorado.

On today's show...

A South Dakota Mines graduate student looks back on the worst destruction he'd ever seen. And he discusses how the data he collected could help prevent future disasters.

Pinyon jays are now a rarity in the Black Hills, and river otters are returning to South Dakota waterways. We talk with South Dakota State University professor Amanda Cheeseman, Ph.D., about her unique research tracking the ranges of these critters.

Financial therapist Rick Kahler talks about how the best-laid financial plans can be upended by an unexpected source: Your kids.

He lays out three tips to protect your financial well-being from well-meaning family members.

We look back at an unwelcome swarm of visitors to the state in the 1930s.

Miranda O'Bryan has been crowned Miss South Dakota 2023. She talks about the work she's doing to impart a love of reading on Rapid City kids.

Plus, Fresh Tracks dives into the country genre for the artists every great music collection needs.

Jackie is based out of SDPB's Sioux Falls Studio.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.