South Dakota (U.S. state)/External Links

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Politics and government

State government

• South Dakota state Constitution - The text of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, from the official web site of the State Legislature of South Dakota.
• South Dakota Legislature - The official web site of the State Legislature of South Dakota. Contains information on State Legislators, Legislative Sessions from 1997 to present, the South Dakota Constitution, South Dakota Codified Laws, Administrative Rules, and other information on the Legislature.
• South Dakota state government - The official state government web site (executive branch). Contains information about elected officials, state agencies, travel, hunting, fishing, and camping in South Dakota and news about and of interest regarding South Dakota.
• South Dakota Codified Laws

Elected officials

• U.S. Senator Tim Johnson
• U.S. Senator John Thune
• U.S. House of Representative Dusty Johnson

Political parties

• South Dakota Republican Party
• South Dakota Democratic Party

Geology

• South Dakota Geological Survey
• Geology of South Dakota - from Northern State University, Aberdeen, S.D.
• South Dakota maps - from geology.com, maps showing physical relief, elevations, rivers and lakes, counties, and roads and cities.

Climate and weather

• South Dakota Climate and Weather - from South Dakota State University

Agriculture

• South Dakota Department of Agriculture
• South Dakota: Agriculture in the classroom
• U.S. Department of Agriculture - South Dakota economic data
• U.S. Department of Agriculture = National Agricultural Statistics Service for South Dakota

Soils of South Dakota

• South Dakota Online Soil Survey Manuscripts - detailed county by county soil surveys
• Soils of South Dakota - article from Northern State University
• Houdek Loam: the State Soil of South Dakota - article from South Dakota State University
• Professional Soil Scientists Association of South Dakota

Cultural and education

Education

• University of South Dakota - located in Vermillion SD
• South Dakota State University - located in Brookings, S.D.; South Dakota's largest university
• Northern State University - located in Aberdeen, S.D.
• South Dakota Department of Education
• Homeschooling in South Dakota

Museums

• South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center - located in Pierre, South Dakota
• Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History - Sioux Falls, S.D.
• The Journey Museum - Rapid City, S.D.
• Museum of Geology - S.D. School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, S.D.
• Dakota Discovery Museum - on the campus of Dakota Wesleyon University
• Prehistoric Indian Village - located in Mitchell, S.D.

History

• South Dakota State Historical Society

Parks and recreation

• Badlands National Park
• Wind Cave National Park
• South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks

Native American

• South Dakota Office of Tribal Government Relations