In a news release, the Game, Fish and Parks Department said because of the discovery both Sand Lake National Refuge and the James River are considered infested with zebra mussels. “We discovered the ...

For the first time in 2023, zebra mussels have been detected in South Dakota waters. The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks announced Friday zebra mussels, an invasive species, had been ...

Spring comes to Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge each year in a flurry of wings. But this year, it was more than a flurry. It was an explosion. Two weeks ago today, the spring snow-goose count at ...

The 21,500-acre Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, about 25 miles northeast of Aberdeen, S.D., is a popular destination for wildlife watchers and birders, particularly during the spring and fall ...

For me, the waterfowl migration denotes the changing of seasons. So in springtime I migrate myself -- like the ducks and geese I go to see. The prairie of South Dakota is my usual destination -- Sand ...