![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s estimated that roughly 1.5% of the Great Plains is riparian habitat and that 80% of wildlife species use that 1.5% of habitat.” “It’s a riparian-focused landscape-level initiative that covers the Great Plains, from North Dakota and Montana all the way down to New Mexico and Texas, so a 10-state stretch,” Lenk explained. One ongoing project taking place in part in South Dakota is the NWTF’s Waterways for Wildlife initiative, which focuses on riparian improvements across the entirety of the Great Plains. “When you conserve or enhance it, it’s not just one species that benefits, it’s most of them.” … Beyond just turkeys, there’s a lot of stacked benefits when you do riparian projects - there’s erosion control, soil health, flood mitigation, there’s all these different things that play into that riparian corridor,” Lenk said. He said there are few words to describe how important those restoration efforts truly are. Serves as the NWTF’s district biologist, focusing on the federation’s efforts in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin. With a focus on restoring or enhancing turkey habitat across the United States, the NWTF has worked to improve the conditions of tens of millions of acres of land across the country over the past 50 years - including more than 63,000 acres in South Dakota since 2018. Across the United States - plus countless pounds of potatoes, gallons of gravy and more.Īnd while the average American is most likely thinking about the turkey on their table, the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is thinking about the turkeys in the wetlands, prairies and Black Hills of South Dakota.
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