HURON, S.D. (AP) – A federal wildlife agency is taking comment on its proposal to keep 2 million acres of grassland and potholes from being turned into farmland in the Dakotas and part of Montana. One of its public meetings on the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area is planned in Huron tonight at the Crossroads from 7 to 9 PM. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service would spend about $588 million over the next 20 to 30 years on conservation easements. Landowners who agree to participate would be paid to keep the land undisturbed. The Dakota Grassland area is a prime breeding area for ducks and includes all of South Dakota east of the Missouri River.
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