Deadline for Comments on the North Sand Vegetation Management Preliminary EA - BHNF - 2/20/25 This is located six to ten miles south of Beulah, Wyoming. It is north of the Sand Creek Roadless Area in the Bearlodge Ranger District. For more information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/blackhills/?project=65540 Additional informa-tion regarding this proposedaction can be obtained fromElizabeth Krueger, ResourcePlanner, at […]

Scoping Comment Deadline Sawbuck Forest Management Project- BHNF - 2/20/25 The Sawbuck Forest Management Project area lies approximately 13 miles west of Hill City, South Dakota. The proposed vegetation management surrounds Pe' Sla.   The FS is  proposing conifer thinning, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, planting efforts, as well as enhancements to watersheds, riparian areas, and wildlife […]

The written comment deadline  for the SD GFP Commission's March meeting is the Sunday night before the Thursday meeting> Comments are due just before midnight CT. The  web site to post comments to is: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. They have a rule change proposal to expand access by hound hunters of mountain lions to public lands on the […]

National Audubon Society has a photography contest every spring, which entry period normally starts some time in January. In 2025 it starts on January 15th, 2025 and may ends March 5th.. https://www.audubon.org/photography/awards/official-contest-rules Mail entries must be postmarked on March 5th, 2025. Entries submitted on-line must be received by 10 am MST  

SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission meeting, Pierre, SD and Zoom, March 6-7  The meeting started at 1:00 pm CT on Thursday and was supposed to have ended by 12 pm CT on Friday. The Agenda was published on the GFP Commission "Current Meeting Overview" web page a few days before the meeting  and will […]

 March 7:  Black Hills Area Botany and Ecology Workshop 2025. Here is the link to watch the recordings of the event - https://tnc.zoom.us/rec/play/iZvXHZFpbiknY_sI6ZWP1EVQf9K_hR5CMVGVfh1_Ak4O_NdQahModF1P-07rS7yLPnqvj_iSZveyKN6B._SVQyuFFP7AbBstS?accessLevel=meeting&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ftnc.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FKJiRJyEgdcGdN4PQe1Mjr9zgMaNYQSZHxZ6KdIjxKN33qwj1wzaFDswvDXmp8H1n.6RU4L4fndLBKt2G0 Draft schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sj4xAW2zq1fA8YKma_Y2Ga4IGYJ42Lf7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108837412589411517394&rtpof=true&sd=true The workshop took place on-site at The Outdoor Campus - West, 4130 Adventure Trail, Rapid City, SD, and on-line via Zoom, Please register at this link, whether you will attend in person […]

Deadline to comment on the proposed listing of the Monarch Butterfly under the ESA   On December 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) proposed that the monarch butterfly be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. A 90-day public comment period on the proposal is open until March 12. The final decision […]

Board of Minerals and Environment's March Meeting 03/20/2025 10:00 AM-12 PM CT, Telephone Conference Call   Link to Agenda - https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/Agenda%20March%2020%202025%20BME%20(3).pdf ITEMS Transfer of Small Scale Mine Permit 417 from Shirley and Andrew Krejci to Andrew Krejci – Eric Holm Annual update of post-closure financial assurance for Homestake Mining Company, Mine Permits 332 and 456 and Mine Permit […]

PHAS Board Meeting for March will be March 20th, at 6:30 by Zoom. PHAS Board Meetings are open to members, if you want to come - please  call or e-mail Nancy Hilding to get the Zoom links.  Nancy Hilding 605-787-6466, phas.wsd@rapidnet.com,