SD Advocacy Network for Women is hosting a series of webinars in January 2025 on how to engage with the legislature Legislative Essentials,-,All you need to know to increase your advocacy impact is at your fingertips in the three-part Legislative Essentials training series. Each session is one hour long and begins at 7:00 PM Central and […]
Climate Watch's Winter Season is Jan. 15th-February 15th. This is a National Audubon Society community science project where birders adopt a square and bird in it and send reports to the National Audubon Society. It is designed to collect data on climate change's impacts to certain birds. It happens twice a year in the winter […]
This is the date the National Audubon Society will start and also will have announced its' rules for its' 2025 photography competition. The contest is open to photography and video submissions From January 15th until March 5, 2025 at 12 p.m. (noon) U.S. Eastern Time; 11 a.m. CST; 10 a.m. MST; and 9 a.m. PST. […]
March for Democracy, January 18th, 10 am -12 am, Meet at the Bandshell in Memorial Park off Fifth St and Omaha, March begins at 10:15 am MT - for about a 1 mile walk Guest Speakers TBA Signs are encouraged - promoters say: "Stand for Something Rather Than Being Against Something"
Sierra Club meeting on the 2025 legislative session and environmental bills The Black Hills Group of the South Dakota Sierra Club is hosting a program with Seth Tupper, Editor in Chief of South Dakota Searchlight, at 6 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the Outdoor Campus West. Tupper will speak on environment topics in […]
March for Democracy Rescheduled Date is Saturday Jan 25th The March for Democracy, scheduled for previous week was postponed due to weather. It will be held Saturday, Jan 25, at 10am. Meet at the Rapid City Memorial Park band shell at 10am. March begins at 10:15 am MT- approximately 1 mile walk. Signs encouraged, - organizers suggest […]
Webinar on Keystone Effects of Prairie Dog Ecosystem on Grassland Birds at 12 pm MST For info on webinar: https://plainsconservation.org/keystone-effects-of-prairie-dogs-on-grassland-birds-current-knowledge-and-future-directions/ "Keystone species are central to the ecology and conservation of grassland birds. But although the role of fire and bison has been well-studied, less is known about how prairie dogs affect grassland birds. In this […]
Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) Our members Zoom Meeting January 2025 Wednesday, January 29th, 6:30 pm MT Joshua Lefers and other Audubon Great Plains staff will be talking about National Audubon Society's programs in SD, ND and NE. The Audubon Great Plains staff will update us on National Audubon Society’s (NAS) "working lands” program and National […]
Great Backyard Bird Count 2025, Feb. 14th-17th, 2025. Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 14–17, 2025. Identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings, which can be done digitally. For details visit: https://www.birdcount.org/ There are some community […]
Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel will be Saturday, February 15th, 2025 from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. It will be a hybrid meeting and a Zoom link offered. This event is co-sponsored by Prairie Hills Audubon Society, Rapid City Chapter of Dakota Rural Action and the Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311. Legislators from District […]