Badlands National Park (S.D.); Badlands South Dakota; Fossils -- South Dakota
When the Badlands National Monument was created America’s recreational territory was about 150,000 acres richer. The monument was first proposed by Sen. Peter Norbeck in 1910 and it was he who was largely responsible for the passage of a...
Oahe Reservoir (S.D.); Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Udall, Stewart L.; McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922- ; Garrison Diversion Project; United States. Department of the Interior
Initial approval of the proposed Oahe Irrigation Unit was given by the Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall.
Anti-Oahe Association; Cady, Mrs. Florence; James River Valley (N.D. and S.D.); Oahe Reservoir (S.D.)
Mrs. Florence Cady, representing the Anti-Oahe Association, preparing to testify at a congressional hearing regarding an irrigation study. The association claims that a sizeable majority of farmers affected by the proposed project oppose the study.
South Dakota State Library; Dakota State College; Madison (S.D.); South Dakota Library Association; Swanson, Mona; Pierre Chamber of Commerce (Pierre, S.D.)
Moving the South Dakota State Library from Pierre to Madison was proposed in pre-filed legislation for the 1974 legislature.
Missouri River; Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- Texas; Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974; Kyl, John H. (John Henry), 1919-2002; Beck (R.W.) and Associates; Fort Randall Dam (S.D.)
Sen. Karl Mundt has proposed a bill calling for a study of the long term water needs of the Missouri Basin. This bill is a reaction to a plan to divert Missouri River water to irrigate land in Texas.
Boe, Nils A. (Nils Andreas), 1913-1992; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Oahe Conservancy Sub-District (S.D.); South Dakota. Dept. of Game, Fish, and Parks; Holum, Kenneth; Hodgins, R.A.; Bushong, Clayton; Holscher, Fred
Federal officials prepared to review a portion of fish, wildlife and enhancement features of the proposed Oahe Irrigation Project.
Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Irrigation--South Dakota; Fort Randall Dam (S.D.); Niobrara River (Wyo. and Neb.); Irrigation--Nebraska; Irrigation--Kansas; Irrigation--Texas
This editorial discusses the report of a consulting firm which proposed a plan to use Missouri River water to irrigate states south of South Dakota.
Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.). Garrison Diversion Unit; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; James River (N.D. and S.D.); United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Questions asked by people who will be affected by the irrigation project are answered by members of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University who are serving on an Oahe Task Force committee.
Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; James River Valley (N.D. and S.D.); Cady, Mrs. Florence; Oahe Reservoir (S.D.); Anti-Oahe Association;
Mrs. Florence Cady, representing the Anti-Oahe Association, preparing to testify at a congressional hearing regarding an irrigation study. The association claims that a sizeable majority of farmers affected by the proposed project oppose the study.