A vital federal conservation effort faces threats as it turns 40
October 14, 2025
Brad Johnson hunts for pheasants with his dog, Frisco, on Conservation Reserve Program land near Brookings in 2024. (Courtesy of
Brad Johnson hunts for pheasants with his dog, Frisco, on Conservation Reserve Program land near Brookings in 2024. (Courtesy of
From left, U.S. Sen. John Thune, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, all Republicans of South Dakota,