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SUMMARY:BHNF virtual meeting on Pactola Mineral Withdrawal Environmental Assessment
DESCRIPTION:BHNF virtual meeting on Pactola Mineral Withdrawal Environmental Assessment \nTHIS MEETING WAS CANCELLED LAST MINUTE DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED\nPublic Meeting \nThe USDA Forest Service will host a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. MDT on Wednesday\, \nSeptember 25. The meeting will include a short presentation about the withdrawal application \nand draft environmental assessment\, information about how to submit comments\, and a question and-answer session. The virtual meeting will be a Microsoft Teams live event available at \nhttps://bit.ly/3ZjTWaW. For inquiries about accessibility or to request accommodations\, please \ncontact Scott Jacobson at scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov. \nWe don’t know how long the meeting will last\, but have estimate meeting length at 2 hours. \nThe public meeting will be recorded and  posted on the USFS project website. \nSee our notice about the comment deadline on Oct 21st\, with details on commenting  – the notice is on our calendar for that date. \n Electronic comments must be submitted at  https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63876. \nThe draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Pactola \nReservoir- Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal Project are available at the USFS project \nwebsite: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/blackhills/?project=63876.
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/bhnf-virtual-meeting-on-pactola-mineral-withdrawal-environmental-assessment/
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SUMMARY:PHAS  meeting - topic - SD Mountain Lions and GFP management plans by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:PHAS meeting – topic – SD Mountain Lions and SD Game\, Fish and Parks  management plans for them \nWednesday\,  Sept 25th\, 6:30 pm MT by Zoom \nNancy Hilding of PHAS and Josh Rosenau of the Mountain Lion Foundation will present topic\, other(s) may join as presenters but they are not firmly confirmed. \n  \nTHIS MEETING WAS RECORDED – Link and passcode to recording: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Eck6IQIpiIv6LvCOtpFgEXbdNQ8fyRhqYD76uGbOra3FT6XACkJNx-1ytWUKD5ze.fnB5C84Ktl5CI7V5\nPasscode: U0qyc=2I\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920233?pwd=QmxYUDMvMGRrNW9yRmVON3VPU0dRZz09\n\nMeeting ID: 854 3392 0233\nPasscode: 534620\n—–\nOne tap mobile\n+16694449171\,\,85433920233#\,\,\,\,*534620# US\n+16699006833\,\,85433920233#\,\,\,\,*534620# US (San Jose)\n———-\nDial by your location (as far as we know all work in western SD)\n• +1 669 444 9171 US\n• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\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• +1 689 278 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\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\nMeeting ID: 854 3392 0233\nPasscode: 534620\n\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbb9dO0PBV\n\n For more information on cougars and SDGFP visit our web page:  https://phas-wsd.org/cougar-alert/
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/phas-meeting-topic-sd-mountain-lions-and-gfp-management-plans-by-zoom/
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SUMMARY:Comment Deadline SD Game\, Fish and Parks Mt Lion Action Plan (2nd iteration)
DESCRIPTION:Comment Deadline to SD Game\, Fish and Parks on Draft Mt Lion Action Plan (the revised – 2nd iteration) is  Wednesday Sept 25th just before midnight CT. \nThe Oct 2024 revised version of the Mt Lion Action Plan can be found here: https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Lion_Action_Plan_Oct2024.pdf \nAt September Commission meeting some Commissioners wanted population objectives lowered\, so they issued a new draft version of the Action Plan.  Changes to text will be in at least two spots. The population objectives would drop from 300-200 to 250-150 cougars. People should write in opposition to this. We provide sample comments in the Oct 3rd-4th Commission meeting notice and the Mt Lion alert web page.  We object to much of GFP policy on cougars\, not just the lower population objective. (see our Mt Lion Action Alert page\, link is below) \nThe comments  must be posted to web portal – https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ \nSay you object to the Plan \nInclude your name and town of residence. You can type into the portal text block or attach documents. \nTHERE ARE TWO DEADLINES: \n9/25/24  is the deadline for staff to read & review your comments – this gives them a week before the Commission meeting to do so.  Their review will be explained orally to the Commission on Oct 3rd or 4th at the Oct. Commission meeting. At the September meeting\, their review was extremely cursory and simple i.e – they said they saw nothing in the public comments that should result in changes to the Action Plan.  It was the Commission that suggested changes\, not staff \nSunday at midnight CT on Sept 29th\, is the deadline for the Commission to receive and read your comments\,  whereas staff’s deadline is Wednesday a few days before that.  The place you submit your comments for either\, is actually on the SD GFP Commission public comment portal. From this portal they will download all the public comments received between Sept 2nd and Sunday Sept 29th at midnight CT and put them in the Commission Book for Commissioners to read. \nIt is the Commission not the staff that makes the decisions. Folks can try to get comments in by the 25th if possible\, but if you miss it\, want extra time  or want to send additional comments\, use the 29th as your deadline. \nPeople can also contact Commissioners as individuals directly at any time – we provide their e-mails on our October 3rd & 4th meeting notice & Commission web site gives their phone numbers. \nRESOURCES FOR COMMENTING \nIf you want something simple – say you object to the draft Action Plan\, object to the lowering of population objectives and  you want  the Black Hills mt lions managed as a source population and for GFP to manage for viable populations of mountain lions in some other parts of SD besides the Black Hills. Say you object to hound hunting of lions. \nFor more depth: \nLink to PHAS Cougar alert page: https://phas-wsd.org/cougar-alert/ \nLink to PHAS Talking Points on Oct Version Draft Mt Lion Action Plan – https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/TAKE-ACTION-Talking-Points-Cougars-Sept-2024.pdf \n============================= \nPHAS COMMENT LETTERS FOR  COMMENT TEMPLATES: \nHere is a copy of the first letter that PHAS sent in on August 16th on the draft Action Plan: https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/PHAS-Comments-on-the-Mountain-Lion-Action-Plan-.pdf \nHere is a copy of the  second letter that PHAS sent on Sept 1st on the draft Action Plan: https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/gfp.PHAS_.2nd-Letter-Mt-Lion-Action-Plan.pdf \nHere is a copy of a set of handouts that PHAS gave the Commission during public testimony on the draft Action Plans: https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/cover-letter_ActionPlans6.pdf \nOTHER LETTERS \nHere are a copy of all the short letters about cougars in the Sept 5th-6th public comment file (includes both sides) \nhttps://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/Mt.lion_.ACTION.PLAN_.PublicComment.Sept2024.MERGED.pdf \nHere is a copy of all the long formal letters about cougars in the Sept 5th-6th public comment file (all pro-cougar) \nhttps://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/LONG.LETTERS1x.PublicComment.Sept2024.SDGFPComm-2.pdf \nHere is a copy of the MLF Letter (pro-cougar)): \nhttps://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-08-16-SD-Action-Plan-MLFcomments.pdf
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