This is an annual Norbeck Society event - the 15th year it happens. June 29th. 9:30 am Prepare for several hours of easy walking with many stops. Bring your own snacks, lunch, and beverages, sunscreen, good hiking footwear, and plant books. Distance 1 – 5 miles. No dogs please. Dugout Gulch is a Black Hills […]
The Deadline is before July 1st. Norbeck Society friends and members are strongly encouraged to go to Thriving Communities Initiative - Black Hills Area Community Foundation (bhacf.org) and vote for “Beautiful Black Hills” which, if chosen, gives the Norbeck Society an avenue to pursue a grant. The Norbeck Society steering committee has met with the […]
Decision Memo was signed on July 11th, 8 days after close of comment period. file:///Users/mac/Downloads/Decision_Memo_Signed_AntelopeCanyon20240711.pdf Quotes from FS scoping packet: "The Antelope Canyon project area is located approximately 15 miles south of the city of Custer, SD, and 7 miles northwest of Hot Springs, SD. The eastern boundary of the project area borders Wind Cave […]
SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission's July Meeting is in Sioux Falls, Thursday-Friday, July 11-12th, 2024, at Good Earth State Park, Results - Mt Lions: The GFP staff presented the Draft Mt. Lion Action Plan and a powerpoint about their mt. lion public opinion survey. The draft Action Plan did not change the population objective […]
There is a meeting arranged by opponents of F3 Gold Exploration, near Custer SD. The exploration has been approved - the Forest Service issued a Decision Memo to approve exploration, in later June 2024 and the exploration will occur on Forest Service lands The meeting is at 5:30 pm at the Custer Library. We actually […]
Black Hills National Forest - Advisory Board July 2024 meeting IS CANCELLED It likely would have been at Mystic Ranger District from 1 pm to 4:30 pm. New terms for NFAB members have begun, but the members have not yet been appointed for new term. Check for updates: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees/?cid=stelprdb5114550
Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21st. Join Black Hills Fly Fishers to help build beaver dam analogs in Silver Creek. Join for for as many hours/days as you can. Some volunteers plan on camping up at Silver Creek Saturday night to work both days. BDA is an acronym for Beaver Dam Analog, a habitat restoration method […]
Pennington County Planning Commissioners Meeting Monday, July 22 at 9:00 am Pennington County Administration Building in the Commissioners Meeting Room Downstairs 130 Kansas City Street The people that own the old Lemley Ranch are wanting to put in a wind and solar farm south of Buzz Johnson’s and on Highway 44 northwest and west of […]
Please join other volunteers for the 6th Annual Backyard bumble bee count will take place July 23-August 1, 2024! Each bumble bee record submitted during the Backyard Bumble Bee Count helps researchers learn more about how bumble bees are doing and how to protect them and the environment we share. All observations collected July 23- […]
Tree damage mitigation along Rapid Creek in Rapid City, Event sponsored by Black Hills Fly Fishers (BHFF) Join BHFF July 27th to paint trees with sandy paint to deter beaver from killing specific trees. This is for mitigation of beaver/human conflicts and also habitat restoration. Civic Center parking lot, east side. 9am. For info: blackhillsflyfishers@gmail.com
