Grasslands

Some ranchers say virtual fencing is revolutionizing the way they manage their livestock's grassland grazing.

The North American Grasslands Conservation Act would authorize about $300 million in federal spending annually for several years to incentivize states, landowners and tribes to restore and conserve grasslands.

The Fort Pierre National Grassland is federal land and covers 116,000 acres south of Fort Pierre, north of Interstate 90, and west of the Lower Brule Indian Reservation.

Recently, the World Wildlife Fund released an annual report showing the Great Plains lost over 2.5 million acres of intact grassland in a single year.

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