A little over two months ago the state of South Dakota was already in the midst of a drought, ... As of July 9, the south fork of the Bad River near Cottonwood was ‘not ranked.

Recent surveys of the state’s 14 major river basins — comprising the first comprehensive assessment of living mussel species and their population sizes in South Dakota rivers and streams ...

With the Biden administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule on hold in South Dakota and 23 other states, one has to wonder what this means for the Big Sioux River, an impaired-yet ...

Increasing otters. According to South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, the river otter has been on the state’s threatened species list since the late 1970s.

Many species of these critical members of freshwater ecosystems may be vanishing within South Dakota. Recent surveys of the state’s 14 major river basins — comprising the first comprehensive ...