April 17th is International Bat Appreciation Day. As the weather warms and hibernation ends, we’ll start seeing more of our bat pals out and about. So take today to appreciate bats and all they do to ensure a thriving and healthy ecosystem! In SD, especially the Black Hills, we have the northern long eared bat […]
BHNF - Scoping comment deadline on 3 road repair and 1 trail repair projects in Northern Hills. https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/1166658664911 The projected deadline is April 16th , but as that is a Sunday, the deadline may actually be Monday the 17th, as normally deadlines on Sundays and holidays are moved. Three of these are about land owners […]
Gilt Edge Mine EPA Superfund Site - Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd. Prospective Lessee Public Zoom Meeting 4/18/23, at 4 Pm MT. The deadline for public comment on the proposed lease is 4/21/23/ You are supposed to ask to attend on Monday 4/17/23 and the EPA sends you the Zoom links. Thus I have posted the […]
BHNF National Forest Advisory Board’s (NFAB) April meeting 4/19/23 Normally the start time is 1:00 pm & they adjourn at 4:30 pm MT & happens on the third Wednesday of the month at the Mystic Ranger Station in Rapid City, 8221 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City. This is a group of appointed folks representing […]
Rapid City Izaak Walton League Hybrid Chapter Meeting, April 19th, 2023 6:30 PM at SD Game, Fish & Park's Outdoor Campus West, Rapid City Meeting agenda includes election of officers. Topic: IWLA April 19th Meeting 2023 Time: Apr 19, 2023 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86892448142?pwd=bUM0V1VVdUZOZUY3dnVqOEFaTytrZz09 Meeting ID: […]
The 2023 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM MDT, at the Monument, , 444 N Mount Rushmore Road Rapid City, SD 57701 More details may become available as we get closer to the date. Registration fees for professionals are $75 and free for […]
Wyoming Interagency Timber Industry Resource Meeting Thursday April 20th, 9 am - 3:00 pm. Lunch is provided. Location- Agricultural Resources and Learning Center, 2011 Fairgrounds Road, Casper Wyoming, 82604, Call by April 7th to reserve your spot, Kim Hemenway 307-275-6462, kim.hemenway@wyo.gov,
As a subset of a Meade County Democratic Party meeting on April 20th, Bob Burns (former president of the Norbeck Society and former member of BHNF National Forest Advisory Board) will speak. The topic of Bob’s presentation/discussion will be “Meade County to ask USFS to consider management in Beaver Park.” Beaver Park is one of three Inventoried […]
Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of a prospective lessee agreement between the United States, the State of South Dakota, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, and Agnico Eagle (USA) Limited (collectively “Agnico”), at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site in Lawrence County, South Dakota (Agreement). The agreement provides that […]
On April 22, 2023 from 10am-4pm, the Rapid City Sustainability Committee, Dakota Rural Action, and Western Dakota Technical College will be hosting the 2023 Earth Day Expo and Celebration on the WDTC Campus. They are hosting this event as a part of an international sustainability partnership grant with Rapid City’s Sister City in Apolda, Germany. […]