BIRDING TOURS IN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (BCR) to get to know the winged wonders that share our home. BCR will explore a different areas of the Panhandle from April to November, covering many habitats with a chance to discover new birds each time. This program is intended for anyone interested in birding; […]

Scoping deadline for beaver dam analog project BHNF - Silver Creek is June 10th (or 12th). PHAS supports this project - beaver dam analogs, mimic beaver dams and help to retain surface and ground water, store carbon, clean water and provide for aquatic and terrestrial  habitat for other species, especially birds.  They can result in […]

Midnight on June 12th, is the suggested scoping comment deadline for the Pactola Lake Aquatic Habitat Improvement Project of the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF)  - visit https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/210766728183 https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/1229845811526

As the scoping letter's deadline of - 30 days after May 11th - fell on a Saturday, the deadline for sending scoping comments on this project is likely Monday.  This is due to Forest Service normal day-counting rules that skip over holidays & weekends. Go to our alert on June 10th to read about the […]

This deadline has  been extended to July 5th - go to July 5th event posting for update The proposed rule was originally published in the federal register  on April 3rd . BLM seeks to gather input about important ways it should balance its mission to focus on cultural lands protection, conservation, recreation, wildlife, and climate […]

June 14th is the June Forest Service Advisory Board meeting. Meetings are open to the Public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or less.  Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing by at least three days before the meeting, to be […]

Pennington County Commission at their meeting on June 20th - UPDATE: We thought the county would  vote on a resolution to support the BHNF & BLM proposed  mineral withdrawal around Pactola Lake & the entire drainage. However at the meeting they have proposed both a neutral and opposition  resolution (opposing the  withdrawal). The motion to […]

The  deadline has been extended  to July 5th-  Press release on extension: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-extends-comment-period-proposed-public-lands-rule BLM EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED PUBLIC LANDS RULE WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period for the Public Lands Rule by 15 days. This brings the time collecting public feedback on the proposed rule to a total of 90 […]

June 20th is the deadline submit comments on the proposed mineral withdrawal. Mining is allowed on all Forest Service lands under the 1872 Mining Act unless land is withdrawn from mineral entry. Mining exploration & claims in the Rapid Creek drainage threaten Rapid City's & Ellsworth's water. The administration is initiating consideration of a 20-year […]