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SUMMARY:Climate Watch - Spring Season - May 15th-June 15th
DESCRIPTION:Climate Watch – Spring Season – May 15th-June 15th \nClimate Watch – The summer and winter seasons repeat each year.\nClimate Watch is sponsored by the National Audubon Society (NAS) & takes place during two distinct seasons—winter (January 15-February 15) and summer (May 15-June 15). Below is the alert about summer 2023\, the latest season . \nMay 15th- June 15th\, 2023 \nLike the Christmas bird count this is a chance to help create “citizen science” for birds. Climate Watch focuses on these target species: Eastern Bluebird\, Mountain Bluebird\, Western Bluebird\, White-breasted Nuthatch\, Red-breasted Nuthatch\, Brown-headed Nuthatch\, Pygmy Nuthatch\, American Goldfinch\, Lesser Goldfinch\, Painted Bunting\, Eastern Towhee\, and Spotted Towhee. \nThese birds are easy to identify\, have an enthusiastic constituency\, and Audubon’s climate models for these species offer strong predictions for range shifts for us to test. In future years\, Climate Watch may include additional target species threatened by climate change. We believe that western bluebird and painted bunting are not normally in SD. All the other birds occur in all or parts of SD. \nVisit this page to see where these birds are in SD\, and which are near you: \nhttps://www.sdakotabirds.com/species_main.htm\nLocation Climate Watch focuses on areas of predicted change for these 12 species at each location across the continent. Audubon provides volunteers with online mapping tools with a grid of 10 km x 10 km squares showing species-specific predictions for each square based on the climate models. A Climate Watch Coordinator can help select your location and survey square. If you are participating on your own\, use the online maps to decide in which square to do your surveys. You will be able to see which squares are already “claimed”. \nHow to count Volunteers should first make sure to read through all of the materials including the full protocol manual. The Climate Watch protocol is different than any other birding program. Then using the planning done with the online maps\, volunteers survey appropriate habitat for the target species within a square and conduct 12 point counts of five minutes each within one morning\, then record the number and species of all birds seen or heard within 100 meters. Participants send the data to the National Audubon Society. \nHow data will be used  Audubon’s 2019 climate change report\, ‘Survival By Degrees\, – https://www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees – reveals that up to two-thirds of North American birds are vulnerable to extinction due to climate change. For example\, the beautiful Mountain Bluebird is vulnerable because in the vast majority of its summer range\, the climate conditions that this bird needs—temperature\, amount of rainfall\, and other environmental factors—will shift northward and eastward. This bird may be able to move into new areas over time\, or it may struggle to adapt. To test the report’s predictions\, Audubon has developed Climate Watch\, which aims to document species’ responses to climate change and test Audubon’s climate models by having volunteers in the field look for birds where Audubon’s climate models predict they will be in the 2020s. This information helps Audubon target our conservation work to protect birds. See the Climate Watch results page here to see our early reports and results from the data received by Climate Watch volunteers so far! \nLink to the Climate-watch program on the National Audubon Society web page \nhttps://www.audubon.org/conservation/climate-watch \nClimate watch instructions for participants \nhttps://www.audubon.org/news/participant-resources-climate-watch\nClimate watch for beginners webinar\, – this has much of the same info as our November meeting \nhttps://audubon.zoom.us/rec/share/xe9NAZTe6WVOf7fz2kbRAYAQMI66eaa8hCFL_fNZn0k3a8uNjHkvp4-EZzq7vlq_?startTime=1588186808000\n\nYou can call  or e-mail Nancy Hilding\, President of Prairie Hills Audubon Society for help with creating maps of the squares where you want to bird.  605-787-6466 (LL) or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com\n 
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/climate-watch-spring-season-may-15th-june-15th/
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SUMMARY:PHAS networking meeting on predators & "varmints" in SD & nearby states/provinces
DESCRIPTION:PHAS networking meeting on predators & “varmints” in SD & nearby states/provinces. \nat 6 pm MT 6/4/23 \nThis meeting is by Zoom & is a working strategy meeting where attendees discuss tasks\, goals & objectives to create change in management of predators & “varmints”. There are no formal presentations likely. \nPeople can bring up predators & “varmints” issues in any nearby state/province\, but we are especially concerned about up coming wildlife agency Commission meetings on June 8th & 9th – These are happening in Nebraska\, S\,D. & Montana. Cougars &/or otters will have seasons discussed or set at these meetings.  SD’s beaver management &/or Nest Predator Bounty Program may also be discussed. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/4129555909?pwd=SzlOSkVvcDFSdk16bWw2azdya0JzQT09\n\nMeeting ID: 412 955 5909\nPasscode: 787878\nOne tap mobile\n+17193594580\,\,4129555909#\,\,\,\,*787878# US\n+12532050468\,\,4129555909#\,\,\,\,*787878# US\n\nDial by your location (as far as I know all work in WSD)\n        +1 719 359 4580 US\n        +1 253 205 0468 US\n        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n        +1 669 444 9171 US\n        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n        +1 386 347 5053 US\n        +1 507 473 4847 US\n        +1 564 217 2000 US\n        +1 646 931 3860 US\n        +1 689 278 1000 US\n        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n        +1 305 224 1968 US\n        +1 309 205 3325 US\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n        +1 360 209 5623 US\nMeeting ID: 412 955 5909\nPasscode: 787878\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kezWBRWUmA\n  \n 
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/phas-networking-meeting-on-predators-varmints-in-sd-nearby-states-provinces/
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SUMMARY:Deadline to send written comments to SDGFP Commission for June meet
DESCRIPTION:  \nSubmit written comments on-line before Sunday night at midnight CT \nWhen the Commission has public hearings on Thursdays (which they normally do) the deadline to submit written comments is Sunday at midnight of the time zone of the meeting. \nGo to the our alert on the June meetings for details – https://phas-wsd.org/event/sd-game-fish-and-parks-commission-meeting-june-2023/ \n  \nWritten comments can be submitted at https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. To be included in the public record of the next meeting\, comments must include your complete name and city of residence and meet the submission deadline of seventy–two hours before the meeting (not including the day of the meeting) (Usually Sunday night before midnight CT or MT depending on time zone of physical meeting)  If you miss that deadline it goes to record of the next meeting.  Unless you want to contact each Commissioner directly (no deadline)  –  https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/members/ \nYou can testify at GFP meetings which are held in person and by Zoom\, generally at 2 pm on the Thursday of the meeting\, in time zone of the meeting.
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/deadline-to-send-written-comments-to-sdgfp-commission-for-june-meet/
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