Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: South Dakota
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

South Dakota Project


Development of an Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Framework for the ACEP-WRE Program

October 2022 - February 2026


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • Natural Resource Conservation Service
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service

This project is part of a national evaluation of the USDA NRCS ACEP Program, which enrolls wetlands in easements for conservation purposes.

Presentations Presentation Date
Millman, K., M. Batalla, S.R. Chipps, and J.D. Stafford. An assessment of avian and vegetation communities on agricultural conservation easement wetlands in eastern South Dakota. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, St. Louis, MO. 20 January 2025. January 2025
Millman, K., M. Batalla, S.R. Chipps, and J. Stafford. 2024. Vegetation and avifauna interactions in eastern South Dakota wetlands enrolled in the USDA-NRCX Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Annual meeting of the South Dakota Chapter Wildlife Society, Chamberlain, SD. March 2024
Millman, K., J.D. Stafford, M. Batalla, and S.R. Chipps. Vegetation and Avifauna Interactions in eastern South Dakota wetlands enrolled in the USDA-NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The Wildlife Society SD and CMPS Combined Annual Meeting Rapid City, SD. 22 March 2024. March 2024
Millman, K., J.D. Stafford, M. Batalla, and S.R. Chipps. Avian use and habitat structure of wetlands enrolled in the USDA-NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) in eastern South Dakota. Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. 12 March 2024. March 2024
Millman, K., J.D. Stafford, M. Batalla, and S.R. Chipps. 2024. Vegetation and Avifauna Interactions in eastern South Dakota wetlands enrolled in the USDA-NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. January 2024
Batalla, M., S.R. Chipps, K.M. Millman and J. Stafford. 2024. Influence of wetland condition on aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, and fishes in semi-permanent wetlands. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Honolulu, Hawai’i. September 2024