Below are details for a whirlwind tour the Artsbased grasslands exhibit through South Dakota (it has more events throughout the year), and attached are photos from the events.
Attendees were drawn in by the images, narrative about rangelands and pastoralism, and the flip panels. They learned about the diversity of rangeland environments, culture and tradition, indigenous aspects of rangelands and rangeland management, ranchers and pastoralists. And "definitely" learned how important these landscapes are and why.
Thanks Seth Archer, Laura Kahler, Josh Leffler and others for helping to make this such as success in South Dakota!
- SDSU IYRP Celebration (Brookings, SD) – April 17
- IYRP display, material from iyrp.info
- In-person: ~84-94; Online: 29
- Attendance from SD Soil Health Coalition, SD NRCS staff, SD Grassland Initiative, 3 producers, several undergrad and graduate students, SDSU faculty, and SDSU extension
- SD FFA state convention (Brookings, SD)
- IYRP display, material from iyrp.info
- SD Rangeland & Soils Days (Belle Fourche, SD) – June 9-10
- IYRP display, coloring pages (included photo of teens coloring 🙂), material from iyrp.info
- ~170 attendees: parents and kids, SDSU extension, SD NRCS and USFS employees
- SD Grassland Coalition Grazing School (Wall, SD) – June 16-18 (this week)
- SDSU Extension, NRCS, Producers
Please let us know if you any additional questions! SD Grassland Initiative Director, Laura Kahler, has coordinated the travel of the display so.
Says the South Dakota team: "Thanks again for sharing such a wonderful resource!"
