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SUMMARY:Climate Watch Spring Season
DESCRIPTION:Climate Watch Spring Season \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 for any season (winter or summer) . \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\n\nOur web page on community science efforts: \n https://phas-wsd.org/citizen-science/ \n 
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/climate-watch-spring-season/
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SUMMARY:Deadline to file against Wharf Ground Water Discharge Plan Renewal
DESCRIPTION:This is a direct quote from the DANR’s Notice: \nNotice of Recommendation on an\nApplication for a Groundwater Discharge Plan Renewal \n“Notice is hereby given that the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources(Department) has received a renewal application for an existing Groundwater Discharge Plan from Wharf Resources’ (USA)\, Inc. for the American Eagle Spent Ore Depository at their mining facility in Lawrence County\, South Dakota. The legal location of the depository is portions of Sections 25\, 26\, 35 and 36 of T5N-R2E\, and portions of Sections 1 and 2 of T4N- R2E; approximately 3 miles west of Lead\, SD. The Groundwater Discharge Plan renewal consists of a Groundwater Discharge Permit and a Water Quality Variance. \nThe Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is recommending conditional approval of the Groundwater Discharge Plan renewal. Conditions of the Groundwater Discharge Plan consist of neutralization compliance monitoring\, monitoring parameters\, groundwater monitoring requirements\, reporting requirements\, monitor well permitted allowable limits\, offload approval procedures\, offload limits\, nitrate loading limits\, and technical revision authorization. The detailed conditions of the Groundwater Discharge Plan may be viewed on the Department’s public notice webpage at: https://danr.sd.gov/public/default.aspx \nAny interested person may file a petition to initiate a contested case and request a hearing on the Groundwater Discharge Plan renewal and the Department’s recommendation pursuant to the Administrative Rules of South Dakota Chapter 74:50:02 within 30 days of publication of this notice. If no petition to initiate a contested case is filed during the 30-day public notice period\, the Department’s recommendations on the Groundwater Discharge Plan renewal will become final at the close of this 30-day period. \nAny person desiring further information may contact Matt Hicks at the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources\, Water Quality Program\, 523 East Capitol Avenue\, Joe Foss Building\, Pierre\, South Dakota 57501\, Phone: 605-773-3351; or visit the Department public notices website at: https://danr.sd.gov/public/default.aspx \nIn the event a hearing is scheduled\, notice is given to individuals with disabilities that the hearing will be held in a physically accessible place. Please notify the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources at least 48 hours before the public hearing if you have a disability for which special arrangements must be made at the hearing.” \n=========================================== \nWARNING \nDANR had the wrong deadline published on their web site at first. It was originally stated to be May 27th\, but it is May 24th. If a petition is received on the closing day\, the time it is received does not matter. However\,  DANR advises that it is best to file it at least a day or two early to ensure it is received on time.  We need to find out if you can e-mail the petition to Matt Hicks.
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/deadline-to-file-against-wharf-ground-water-discharge-plan-renewal/
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