State foraging calendar

South Dakota Foraging Calendar

South Dakota divides into two foraging regions along the Missouri River: the eastern lakes and prairies that share the foraging character of Minnesota and Iowa, and the western shortgrass prairie and Black Hills that offer a distinctly western experience with ponderosa pine forests and more arid-adapted species. The Black Hills are South Dakota's foraging highlight, with morels in the ponderosa and aspen forest, serviceberries and chokecherries in the rocky draws, and an elevation and species diversity that sets them apart from the surrounding plains. Eastern South Dakota's prairie potholes and river corridors hold wild rice, cranberries, and the full complement of northern Great Plains wild fruits. Prairie turnip, a traditional staple of the Lakota and other Plains nations, grows in native grassland remnants across the western half of the state.

4 bioregions across South Dakota