Comment Deadline to SD Game, Fish and Parks on Draft Mt Lion Action Plan (the revised - 2nd iteration) is Wednesday Sept 25th just before midnight CT. The Oct 2024 revised version of the Mt Lion Action Plan can be found here: https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Lion_Action_Plan_Oct2024.pdf At September Commission meeting some Commissioners wanted population objectives lowered, so they […]
SD Ornithologist Union's Fall Meeting - in Spearfish at BHSU, Sept 27th-29th The meeting will be held on the campus of Black Hills State University, 1200 University Street, Spearfish (see schedule for specific locations). The Friday evening speaker is Ruben Mares talking about "Aspen Restoration on the Northern Hills Ranger District". The banquet keynote is […]
Deadline for Written Comments for the SDGFP Commission's Oct. Meeting is just before midnight CT on Sunday Oct 29th We are asking folks to comment in opposition to the draft Mt. Lion Action Plan. They amended the draft plan in Sept to make it worse. Their change will allow annual killing of more lions. They […]
October Game, Fish and Parks Commission Hybrid Meeting in Huron (Huron Events Center,) There will be face-to-face and Zoom attendance. Details on and documents related to the meeting will be published here when close to the meeting date - watch for the Commission Book to be published on Wednesday 10/2/24, This has the public comments […]
Forest Service Meeting on Pactola Withdrawal Prairie Hills Audubon Society supports this withdrawal Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal Public Information Meeting Monday, October 7, 2024 6:30 p.m. MDT The Forest Service will host the virtual public meeting through Microsoft Teams. To join the meeting, click on the following link: Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal – Public […]
"Comment Jam" event for Pactola Watershed Mineral Withdrawal Tuesday, Oct. 8th, Rapid Creek Watershed Action is holding a "Comment Jam" event from 5:30-8pm at Hay Camp Brewing Co. with live music, food, presentations, and tools to help you write and submit a brief comment in support of the withdrawal. More info at rapidcreekwatershed.org
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance Monthly Meeting, Saturday Oct 12th, morning by Zoom at 10 am We are not sure how long the meeting will last and thus we guessed at 11:30 am for end point Updates will include: Pactola mineral withdrawal Lithium projects Chord uranium project And More! Join BHCWA this Saturday morning to […]
Friday, October 18, 9:00 a.m. - noon Forestry Basics Field Trip – back by popular demand! with retired BHNF Natural Resource Staff Officer, Dave Mertz Join us for a field trip to learn about Forestry and see examples of prescribed burning, thinning, and overstory removal. This is great opportunity to understand terminology and concepts that guide […]
October 21st 5 pm is the deadline for the Auditor of your county to receive your voter registration, if you are not already registered. You can go into the Auditor's office or mail far enough in advance for her/him to receive it on Oct. 21st. The mail has gotten slower now-a-days if it needs to […]
This was the deadline to Comment on Mineral Withdrawal for Pactola Area in BHNF, however the Forest Service gave us a one week extension and the deadline is now the 28th of October. Prairie Hills Audubon Society supports the proposed mineral withdrawal. Here is a link to Black Hills Clean Water Alliance web page on […]
