The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is planning a project to protect and restore important sites and habitat along the Missouri River.

With the creation of Lake Sharpe, the tribe lost 7,000 acres of its best land, 90 percent of its cottonwoods and 70 percent of its native plants and game. Burial sites were lost and some are being threatened by erosion.

To protect and restore the land, the tribe plans to build a shallow-water dike on Lake Sharpe to prevent erosion. The tribe will use the land for native plans like cottonwood, chokecherry and American plum.

Get the Story:
Tribe project could revive river habitat (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 3/29)

Relevant Links:
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe - http://www.lbst.org

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