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
Deadline 8/14/24 to comment on SDGFP's draft Antelope Action Plan Pronghorn Antelope Action Plan South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is seeking comments on a draft Pronghorn Antelope Action Plan. The draft Pronghorn Antelope Action plan, 2024-2028, is a document that will be used by GFP to guide pronghorn antelope management in South Dakota […]
South Dakota Wildlife Federation (SDWF) Annual Board Meeting, Rapid City Saturday Aug 17th Saturday night there will be a banquet and small auction. All SDWF or Black Hills Sportsmen (BHSM ) members are free to attend, The door will open at 6pm at the Hilton Garden Inn. There will be door prizes and conservation awards will […]
August 16th is the written comment deadline for SDGFP on their draft Mountain Lion Action Plan, however the Commission will make the decision on it at their Sept 5-6th Commission meeting. There are other later opportunities for written & oral comments associated with that meeting. See also our calendar's notice of July 10th-11th and September […]
He Sapa Tribal Mining - Protecting the Black Hills From Mining - Summit The basic information is that it's on August 20 - 22 at Storm Mountain Retreat Center near Rockerville. More details are pending. We are just guessing at the time-of-day for the event. Check Black Hills Clean Water Alliance web site or facebook […]
Wildlife Action Plan South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is seeking comments on a draft species list associated with the South Dakota Wildlife Action Plan. The South Dakota Wildlife Action Plan was last updated in 2015 and is revised every 10 years. This strategic planning document is designed to address the needs of South […]
The review of the CUP application for a wind and solar facility near Conata Basin was continued from July 22nd to August 26th meetings of the Pennington County Planning Commission. We are not yet sure of the time the CUP will be on the agenda, but we assume the meeting starts at 9 am. […]
