BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Prairie Hills Audubon Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://phas-wsd.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Prairie Hills Audubon Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241214T053000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250105T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T162722 CREATED:20241203T023855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T033645Z UID:15699-1734154200-1736105400@phas-wsd.org SUMMARY:Christmas Bird Counts 2024-2025 DESCRIPTION:125th Annual Christmas Bird Counts 2024-2025 \nThe Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) run from December 14th to January 5th of every year. \nThis year\, in western SD:  Rapid City\, Sturgis & Pierre CBCs are Dec 14th\, Wind Cave & Hot Springs are  Dec 15th.\, Shadehill is Dec. 17th\, Bison is Dec.  19th\, Badlands is Dec.  27th\, Harding County is Dec . 28th\, Pine Ridge is the 30th of December\, Spearfish is  Jan the 5th\, 2025\,   As far as we know Piedmont is orphaned and lacking a compiler. Date is yet unknown for  –  Sundance\, Wyoming. \nFor details visit our Prairie Hills Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count web page: https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/ \nWe have more information about CBCs in eastern SD and nearby counts in other states in our region on our Prairie Hills Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count web page:  https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/ \nEach count has a compiler\,  who you need to contact for more information about the counts. Information on the official counts\, that are affiliated with the National Audubon Society\, can also be found on their Christmas Bird Count web page. https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count \nNational Audubon Society’s map of CBC circles: https://gis.audubon.org/christmasbirdcount/?_gl=1*cw58ys*_gcl_au*MTA3MzM5NzIwNy4xNzMzMTk0NDI3*_ga*MTE0ODc1NDgxMC4xNjg0MTE2Mzkw*_ga_X2XNL2MWTT*MTczMzE5NDQyOC4xMy4xLjE3MzMxOTQ0NjkuMTkuMC4w \nCounts normally start after the sunlight arrives on Count day and some counts have pre-count and/or post count meetings.  You can also feeder watch. URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/christmas-bird-counts-2024-2025/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241219T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T162722 CREATED:20241123T172717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T210006Z UID:15631-1734422400-1734624000@phas-wsd.org SUMMARY:Treaty Council Meeting - Oceti Sakourin Treaty Conference DESCRIPTION:Oceti Sakourin Treaty Conference  Dec 17th-19th\, 2024 at the Holiday Inn near the Civic Center\, Downtown\, Rapid City.  For info\, Phillip Two Eagles of Rosebud Sioux Tribe is arranging it. (pd2eagle@yahoo.com) \nhttps://sicangudata.org/2024_oceti_sakowin_treaty_conference \nDeadline to reserve rooms at cheaper rate with Holiday Inn\, was November 20th\, 2024. \nThe official registration fee is $250 \nLink to the agenda: https://sicangudata.org/2024_oceti_sakowin_treaty_conference#heading-agenda URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/treaty-council-meeting/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/treaty-council-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T162722 CREATED:20241204T200839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T024604Z UID:15727-1734508800-1734552000@phas-wsd.org SUMMARY:Deadline to return notarized petitions on referring Lawrence County's Zoning Ordinance's 24-05 Changes DESCRIPTION:The 18th of December is the deadline to return the notarized petitions with signatures\, to the organizers of petition drive (who will deliver the set to the County). The referendum petition\, would refer Lawrence County’s recent Zoning Ordinance’s 24-05 . \nOrganizers have to return the cluster of notarized petitions to the County by COB on Dec 20th. Circulators wanted an extra few days to xerox and organize petitions and/or inspire a last minute push\, if not enough signatures have been gathered by the 18th. \nOrdinance’ 24-05 approved changes to Lawrence County’s Zoning Ordinance to place Conditional Use Permit (CUP) approvals under the appointed Board of Adjustment rather than under the elected Commission.  Lawrence County has allowed their approval of a mining CUP to be referred in the past and the public rejected the mine’s  approval. Some decisions of County Commissions can be referred\, but none of those of  the Boards of Adjustments. \nWe (PHAS) are concerned about all land use management\, but especially the approval of new mines\, which in Lawrence County need a CUP. This adds an extra layer of protection and local control to Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources mine permitting/licensing process\, as the mine must be approved by both Lawrence County and DANR.  See Lawrence County’s Extractive Industries CUP terms: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/lawrencecounty/latest/lawrencecty_sd_land/0-0-0-3178#JD_TitleIIChapter20   Only counties with zoning can achieve this authority over hard-rock mining. \nMore information about referendum effort that was sent to us by petition circulators can be found here – https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/Note-on-Referendum-Ord-24-05-Lawrence-Cnty.pdf. \nFor now\, for more information also go to our alert on November 26th about Lawrence County Commission’s meeting.  https://phas-wsd.org/event/lawrence-county-commission-2nd-reading-of-ordinance-24-05/ \nContact persons for referendum  in Lawrence County are Les Wolf –  les.wolff@icloud.com\, 605-848-4050 or Kristin Wing at 713-542-7559\, kawing2218@gmail.com. \nPlaces/Times to sign petitions: \nRosalie Aslesen will be at the coffee shop Ruby’s Roost on Thursday\, December 12\, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon with petitions for people to sign.  Ruby’s Roost is located on Jackson\, close to the corner of Main Street. \nThere will also be petitions to sign at a Democratic Party meeting – LCDems Monthly Meeting – Wednesday\, December 11 · 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Lewies in Lead\, SD\, For info – \nPetitions return \nWe don’t yet know time of day when petitions need to be returned by and to whom\, but we will update this post with more information when we have it. URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/deadline-to-return-notarized-petitions-on-referring-lawrence-countys-zoning-ordinances-24-05-changes/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR