Objection deadline for FONSI on North Sand Forest Management Environmental Assessment, BHNF is just before midnight on 4/29/25 https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/1805706402518 For more information visit the project web page - https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/246546688222
Field trip to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge. We meet folks at the Refuge Headquarters at about 10 am. A car pool departs from Rapid City's Eastside Family Fare (used to be Family Thrift) at 7:30 am. It takes about 2.5 hours to drive from Rapid City to Refuge & sometimes the car pool stragglers […]
Written Comment Deadline for SDGFP Commission's May Meeting It is before midnight MT on Sunday night - the web site to post comments to is: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. Commission meeting is on Thursday-Friday at Custer State Park & Zoom. When closer to meeting we will post more info there, however you can testify remotely or in person at […]
SD Game, Fish and Parks May Commission hybrid meeting, in Custer and Zoom, More details will be posted later. When close to the date visit: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ You can testify in person or remotely by Zoom at 2 pm MT. Written Comments are due the Sunday before the Thursday, before midnight MT https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ We will want people […]
West River Spring Migration Count The annual West River Migration Count (WRMC) dates are May 9-12, 2025 and Vic Fondy will be coordinating the count. Similar to the Audubon Christmas Bird count, the WRMC is conducted during the second week of May to count both species and numbers of birds migrating thru Western South Dakota. […]
May 9th electronically sent before midnight or postmarked , is the deadline for scoping comments on Pete Lien and Sons Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project. https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=67838 The scoping comment period for this project is April 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025. Electronic comments are preferred and must be submitted to the Comment Reviewing Officer online at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=67838. An […]
International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May. May 10th A local event is planned to celebrate IMBD, but will likely be on the third weekend, at Bear Butte State Park. PHAS has a field trip to La Creek NWR every May, it is usually on the first or second Saturday in May.
Every year we have an Endangered Species Day Celebration, where multiple groups sponsor presentations on federal and state endangered species. In recent years it has been a zoom meeting. The details of this years ESDC are not yet set. It is normally from 6 pm to 9 pm on the eve of Endangered Species Day, […]
International Bird Day Event Celebration for Western SD This event is at Bear Butte State Park - Bear Butte State Park Education Center, Sturgis, SD, 8 am - 3 pm MT It is organized/sponsored by Audubon Great Plains, American Bird Conservancy, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Black Hills Raptor Center, The Nature Conservancy, SDGFP, NRCS, […]
Deadline (5/17/25) to comment on USFWS rule change on Endangered species Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce For Federal Register Notice https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06746.pdf Quote: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively […]
