The South Dakota Grassland Coalition presents:
40 Years of Rotational Grazing: What have we learned?
Wednesday, September 10th 7:00 pm (CDT)
SDSU Performing Arts Center – Brookings, SD
Cost: Free
Directions: The Performing Arts Center is located in the northeast portion of SDSU campus at 11th
St. and 116th Ave.)
For More Information: Contact Sandy Smart: 605-688-4017 or alexander.smart@sdstate.edu
Join us for an evening with Allan Savory as he discusses the role of grasslands and grazing in
global ecosystems. Prior to Savory’s presentation, the South Dakota Grassland Coalition will
recognize five years of the Leopold Conservation Award in South Dakota.
Thursday, September 11th 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (CDT)
Rick Smith Farm – Hayti, SD
Cost: $25 for coalition members; $50 for non-members* or $10 for students*
- Includes 1 year membership to the South Dakota Grassland Coalition
Make checks payable to “SDGC” and mail to Sandy Smart, South Dakota State University,
Department of Natural Resource Management, Box 2170, Brookings, SD 57007.
Directions: Travel south from Watertown OR north from Brookings on US HWY 81 to SD Hwy 22
(181st St). Travel west on Hwy 22 for five miles to Thomas, SD. Travel north on 450th Ave. for 1 mile
(paved road). Road bends to the east and becomes 180th St. Continue on 180th half a mile to
the Smith Farm located on north side of road. Address: 45062 180th St.
RSVP required: Contact Sandy Smart: 605-688-4017 or alexander.smart@sdstate.edu
PLEASE RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 3 for planning purposes!
Meet Mr. Savory:
Allan Redin Savory is a Zimbabwean biologist, farmer, soldier, exile,
environmentalist, and winner of the 2003 Banksia International
Award and the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. He is the
originator of holistic management. Mr. Savory co-founded the non
-profit organization Holistic Management International with his wife,
Jody Butterfield. In 1992 they formed a second non-profit in
Zimbabwe—The Africa Centre for Holistic Management. He and his
wife divide their time between Zimbabwe and New Mexico. |