Field Trip to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge, May 13th This is an annual event that Prairie Hills Audubon Society and Black Hills Group of Sierra Club sponsor every May - either the first or second weekend in May. This year it is on Saturday the 13th -- second Saturday. Every May, the second Saturday […]
2023 Treaty Summit - hosted by Oglala Sioux Tribe's, 5th Member's Office May 17th, 18th & 19th, 9 am-5 pm at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City, SD For more info - 5th Member Justin Pourier - , PH: 605-867-2439 CELL: 605-441-6922 Main Office OST - 605-867-5821
A National Forest Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for May 17th- 1 pm - 4:30 pm at Mystic Ranger District, 8221 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702 Topics on the meeting agenda include Long Eared Bat Listing – Reclassified as Endangered, Black Elk Wilderness Area, Fire Season 2023, and Forest Plan Revision update. Meetings […]
Hearing on Wharf's application to expand their mine. May 18th and 19th - DANR - Foss Building – Matthew Training Center, Pierre, SD, Start Date/Time: 05/18/2023 10:00 AM End Date/Time: 05/19/2023 05:00 PM. Wharf has been in operation since December 1982. Previously it has been granted four additional mining permits to expand its operation: two in […]
Endangered Species Commemorative Forever® Stamps First-Day-of-Issue stamp ceremony on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. There will be an event in Wall, SD on Endangered Species Day, May 19th, 2023 to celebrate the issuance of a set of postage stamps featuring a set of endangered species, including the black-footed ferret. It will be sponsored […]
Webinar - Chemical Exposures Across the Life Course, May 19, 12:00-2:00 p.m. EDT or 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. MT Presenters: Duke University, University of Louisville, and Wayne State University SRP centers. The webinars are free and open to the public. You may register through the links below: https://www.clu-in.org/training/webinar/SRPPIR20/ NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) Progress […]
Endangered Species Chalk Art Event The competition will take place from Friday, May 19th, 2023 to Sunday, May 21st. Friday, May 19th is Endangered Species Day. People of all ages, identities, and skill levels to participate in this competition. People can create chalk art individually or to collaborate with each other. To be eligible for […]
The SD Ornithologist Union spring meeting will be held near Milbank, SD at "Abby on the Hill" in Marvin, SD. It is on the weekend of 5/19/2023-5/21/2023. The spring SDOU meeting focuses more on field trips. Go to their web site for more details and the schedule:. https://sdou.org/SDOU/NextMeeting.aspx
2023 is the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act - which President Nixon signed into law on December 28th of 1973. Endangered Species Day is set by Congress to be the third Friday in May. This our 16th year of having a multi-group sponsored Endangered Species Day Celebration in Rapid City area. This will […]
Tuesday, May 23rd is World Turtle Day Visit Wikipedia former info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle_Day The False Map Turtle is listed as threatened on SD's list of threatened & endangered species: https://www.sdherps.org/species/graptemys_pseudogeographica
