Document Type
Data set
Publication Date
10-2025
Abstract
This data provides a list of 56 conservation plans across South Dakota. Each plan was analyzed to show how collaboration, public participation, and climate information were used in the plans. The dataset was developed through a content analysis of publicly available conservation plans sourced from federal and state agency websites, and nonprofit organizations. We developed a set of search terms from words such as collaboration, public participation, climate adaptation that are commonly used in conservation planning literature to identify relevant information in the plans. We also skimmed through plans to identify languages that are used. We used abbreviations (collab*, contribut*, coordinat*, participa*, climat*), synonyms (partner, together, cooperate, joint, public), and related terms (model, weather, prediction) to ensure that we captured the differences in wording across the plans. The plans lacking any of the components (collaboration, public participation, climate information) were coded as “N/A.” The variables of the dataset include:
- Plan Title
- Agency
- Collaborating partners
- Public participation methods
- Climate information used
- Focus of Plan
- Year
- Link to Plan
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Recommended Citation
Hulugh, Vivian; Zavaleta Cheek, Jennifer; and Redmore, Lauren, "This dataset supports the manuscript: Assessing Conservation Planning in South Dakota: Challenges and Opportunities in Collaboration, Public Participation, and Climate Information" (2025). NRM Departmental Data Sets. 25.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/nrm_datasets/25