A well-designed shelterbelt can make significant contributions to meet this goal. To be eligible, shelterbelts must be at least 8 rows wide and at least 1 acre in size. However, preference is given toward wider shelterbelts with belts 13 rows and wider given the highest preference. Shrub and Woody Draw Plantings - like the shelterbelt program, the goal of this program is to help enhance winter survival by providing shrubby winter cover. Minimum size is 0.1 acre and a maximum size of 1 acre.
Payments are a one-time up front payment after project completion.
Wetland Habitat Development - purpose of this program is the restoration of natural wetlands that have been drained by being ditched, tiled, or by any other mechanical means. This restoration is being administered in the hopes that wildlife will benefit from the efforts. Past enrollment in these parts of the state has been low for various reasons, but may be due to commercialized pheasant hunting. Also, larger tracts in western South Dakota for big game is also becoming more difficult to secure. The 1998 South Dakota legislature passed a law that increased the number of nonresident waterfowl hunting licenses in the Pierre area.