SOUTH DAKOTA HABITAT Habitat is crucial to the things we enjoy about our state. Through a variety of programs and partnerships, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is constantly working to preserve and improve quality habitat. GAME, FISH AND PARKS PRIVATE LANDS HABITAT PROGRAMS South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GFP) has a variety of habitat programs that can help farmers and ranchers. These programs help enhance wildlife habitat and assist landowners' management goals. GFP programs include woody habitat plantings, grassland and wetland restoration, and pasture and grassland infrastructure to promote rotational grazing. PUBLIC HUNTING ACCESS PROGRAMS GFP has several public hunting access programs available that are a great way to give back to the community while generating some additional income from those acres put into habitat or CRP. These access programs open up land for public hunting. The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is popular in the James River Watershed. The Walk-In Area (WIA) and Controlled Hunter Access Program (CHAP) are also great options with lexibility. For more information about GFP's habitat and access programs, call Alex Elias, Private Lands Habitat Biologist, 605.350.1725. SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA HABITAT Habitat is crucial to the things we enjoy about our state . Through a variety of programs and partnerships , South Dakota Game , Fish and Parks is constantly working to preserve and improve quality habitat . GAME , FISH AND PARKS PRIVATE LANDS HABITAT PROGRAMS South Dakota Game Fish and Parks ( GFP ) has a variety of habitat programs that can help farmers and ranchers . These programs help enhance wildlife habitat and assist landowners ' management goals . GFP programs include woody habitat plantings , grassland and wetland restoration , and pasture and grassland infrastructure to promote rotational grazing . PUBLIC HUNTING ACCESS PROGRAMS GFP has several public hunting access programs available that are a great way to give back to the community while generating some additional income from those acres put into habitat or CRP . These access programs open up land for public hunting . The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program ( CREP ) is popular in the James River Watershed . The Walk - In Area ( WIA ) and Controlled Hunter Access Program ( CHAP ) are also great options with lexibility . For more information about GFP's habitat and access programs , call Alex Elias , Private Lands Habitat Biologist , 605.350.1725 . SOUTH DAKOTA