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 […]
Wild 12 - The 12th World Wilderness Congress, held in Rapid City, both at the Dahl and the "Monument (Civic Center)" here's the link for the event: https://wild.org/wild12/ To download document with information on speakers and schedule (the schedule is on page 18-31) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bl83-tt0Hc7v6-FVeNeQBMPQ56fw78Fg/view It starts on Sunday the 25th of August at 5 pm […]
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. […]
Before midnight MT is the deadline to send written Comments to SD GFP Commission for their September Meeting. If folks missed the comment deadlines of August 14th, 16th and 20th on various wildlife action plans, we suggest people still send in comments before this August 1st deadline, as a copy of these comments will still […]
SD Game Fish and Parks Commission September's Hybrid Meeting is to be in Rapid City, SD More information will be posted here: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/, but normally when closer to the date (maybe the Friday orvMonday before the meeting.) To see rule change proposals or petitions download the Commission Book once published. ========== September 5, 1 p.m. - […]
September 8: 12 noon – Norbeck Society annual meeting and potluck picnic Where: The Chalet, 9203 South High Meadows Drive, High Meadows. Directions: From Sturgis Road (Hwy 79), between Black Hawk and Piedmont, on the north edge of Summerset, turn west onto High Meadows Road. Continue up the gravel road keeping right up the hill […]
Build like a beaver and restore habitat ------ What? Come play in the creek and help support watershed restoration! Beaver Dam Analogs (BDA) are habitat restoration methods utilizing natural material to simulate a real beaver dam. Beaver dams help clean water, provide fish habitat and support wildlife. Volunteers will be tasked with hammering stakes into […]
Sept 17th, 6:30 pm Mt - On Line Workshop on submitting comments to the National Forest on Old Growth due 9/20/24 This meeting is passed but a you-tube video recording of it exists - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPKllTjrmw The U.S. Forest Service has proposed a policy that could reduce the logging and destruction of old-growth trees in national […]