General Information
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/
Ecoregions of North and South Dakota
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/ndsdeco/index.htm
The South Dakota Wildlife Action Plan
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/Diversity/Comp_Plan.htm
South Dakota All Bird Conservation Plan
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/Diversity/Birdplan.pdf
Habitat Management Tools
Prescribed Burning Guidelines in the Northern Great Plains
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/burning/index.htm
Effects of Fire in the Northern Great Plains
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/fire/index.htm
Grasslands: Benefit of Management by Fire
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS857.pdf
Guide to Native Grassland Management in Nebraska
http://www.prairienebraska.org/TNC-Range-Guide-Web.pdf
Winter Food Plots for Ring-necked Pheasants
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS893.pdf
Farming and Waterfowl in the Prairie Pothole Region
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS854.pdf
Creating Pheasant Habitat
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS856.pdf
Wetlands
South Dakota Wetlands—A Guide to Wetlands Management & Development
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/wetguide/index.htm
Wetland Resources of Eastern South Dakota
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/sdwet/index.htm
Demographics of Western South Dakota Wetlands and Basins
http://wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsdept/Publications/Theses/Rieger,%20Bryan%20A.%20MS-2004.pdf
Wetlands of North and South Dakota
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/wetstats/index.htm
Wetlands of the United States
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/uswetlan/index.htm
Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/classwet/index.htm
Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/vascplnt/index.htm
Midwestern Wetland Flora
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/floramw/index.htm
Grasslands/Wildflowers
Prairie Wildflowers & Grasses of North Dakota
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/pwgofnd/index.htm
Establishment of Seeded Grasslands for Wildlife Habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/grasland/index.htm
Grassland Bird Use of CRP Fields in the Great Plains
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/glbuse/index.htm
Native Wildflowers of the North Dakota Grasslands
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/wildflwr/index.htm
Woody Habitat
North Dakota Tree Handbook
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook.htm
Riparian Areas
Riparian Areas of South Dakota
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/ripsd/index.htm
Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration: A Literature Summary
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/ripareco/index.htm
Wildlife Damage Management
South Dakota Extension Trapper Program
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS640.pdf
Prevention & Control of Wildlife Damage
http://icwdm.org/handbook/index.asp
Pronghorn and Agriculture: Maintaining Balance
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS893.pdf
Noxious & Invasive Weed Management
Weed Control in CRP Plantings: 2007
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS525CRP.pdf
Bio-control of Noxious Weeds in South Dakota
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/ExEx8133.pdf
Biological Control of Leafy Spurge
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/lspur/index.htm
Spread, Impact, and Control of Purple Loosestrife in North American Wetlands
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/loosstrf/index.htm
Saltcedar an Environmental Threat
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS924.pdf
** Habitat and Conservation News**
Wetland and Grassland Habitat Program
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