• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A western South Dakota ranch has won the annual Leopold Conservation Award for voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources.
• The Sand County Foundation, South Dakota Cattlemen's Association and the South Dakota Grassland Coalition announced that the award has been given to the Guptill Ranch, a 7,000-acre cattle operation near Quinn that is operated by Pat and Mary Lou Quinn with their five children.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard says farmers and ranchers like the Guptill family take care to maintain natural resources for future generations.
• The award is in honor of conservationist Aldo Leopold, who called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own.
• The Guptills will receive a $10,000 award and a crystal depicting Aldo Leopold at the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association annual convention in December.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- SDSU Extension and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture will be hosting a tree workshop in Sioux Falls next week to help residents deal with the aftermath of the spring ice storm.
• Two forestry specialists will be on hand to answer questions about bent and broken trees and offer guidance on whether trees can be saved.
• SDSU Extension Forestry Specialist John Ball says the storm that moved through eastern South Dakota left thousands of broken and damaged trees in its wake.
• Ball and community forester Rick Mayko will demonstrate how tree owners can decide whether a tree is worth saving and they'll also offer pruning and repair techniques.
• The workshop is planned for Monday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Sioux Falls.
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