Prairie Hills Audubon Society

Christmas Bird Count Season Dec 14th, 2025-Jan 5th, 2026
2025-12-14 00:00 - 2026-01-05 23:59 (America/Denver)
Every year the National Audubon Society sponsors the Christmas Bird Count Season Dec 14th, 2025-Jan 5th, 2026
Right now [12/15/25] we are still editing the 126 season list of regional Christmas Bird Counts up on our web site. We have updated SD CBC information for this CBC season (12/14/25-1/5/25) and are working on updating th info in the 7 adjacent states for our nearby but out-of-state Counts.. – https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/
Christmas Bird Counts – for more info on Xmas Bird Counts nationwide to to the National Audubon Society
https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count
To find a count near you on an interactive map:
https://gis.audubon.org/christmasbirdcount/
Other links:
SOUTH DAKOTA
https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/
http://sdoubirds.org/SDOU/Calendar.aspx
NEBRASKA:
http://www.noubirds.org/Activities/CBC.aspx
MINNESOTA:
http://moumn.org/CBC/cal/calendar.php
IOWA
https://iowabirds.org/Connections/CBC.aspx
All official counts will be held between the dates, Saturday, December 14th, 2025 through, Sunday, January 5th, 2026.
The Audubon CBC is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world. Each individual count takes place in a 15-mile-wide circle and is led by a compiler responsible for safely organizing volunteers and submitting observations directly to Audubon. Within each circle, participants tally all birds seen or heard that day—not just the species but total numbers to provide a clear idea of the health of that particular population. We tend to have 11-13 Xmas Bird Counts in western SD, a few are not official counts. Eastern SD tends to have 10-12 counts. There are nearby counts in states adjacent to SD also.

Boebert's wolf de-listing bill - vote on house floor possible 12/15-19/25
2025-12-16 06:00 - 2025-12-19 17:00
Rep. Boebert’s wolf de-listing bill may be voted on in the House Floor this week (Dec 11-19th, 2025)
Rep. Boebert’s bill, H.R. 845, would de-list gray wolves in the lower 48 states The bill undermines the Endangered Species Act by not only circumventing sound science and legislatively delisting wolves but also undermines citizen enforcement by precluding judicial review.
H.R. 845, the “Pet and Livestock Protection Act,” which aims to de-list the gray wolf, was reported out of the House Natural Resources Committee in April 2025 and has been waiting on a floor vote since then. To see floor schedule each day – https://docs.house.gov/floor/
Please contact Dusty Johnson. ‭(202) 225-2801‬ or on-line connection:
https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/address_authentication?form=/contact/email-me
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Action alerts, some are pre-fab letters.
ESC Action Alert –https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urgent-house-vote-next-week-to-strip-gray-wolves-of-esa-protections?source=direct_link&

Wolf Conservation Center Action Alert https://engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&cmd=display&id=211

Project Coyote Action Alert
https://projectcoyote.org/stop-congresss-attack-on-wolves-and-the-endangered-species-act/

WildEarth Guardians Action Alert
https://action.wildearthguardians.org/page/79474/action/1?locale=en-US

Environment and Water Gathering, Mother Butler, Rapid City 12/17-12/19
2025-12-17 12:00 - 2025-12-19 18:00
Environment and Water Gathering, December 17th, 18th and 19th, 12 pm-to 6 pm Mother Butler Facility, 231 Knollwood Drive, Rapid City, 57701
Purpose: to connect Environmental and Water Groups with Lakota Nation Invitational Communities.
A Magpie Buffalo Organizing Event, contact Tonia Stands <preservehumanity@gmail.com>for more info.
