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.

The 2025 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Annual National Conference, hosted by the Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation, will be held from May 12 to 15, 2025 at the Wind River Hotel and Casino in Riverton, WY. Agenda: https://www.nafws.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2025-National-Conference-Agenda.-DRAFT-4.24.25.pdf Early Bird Registration Fees (Until March 28, 2025): Non-member – […]

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT COMMENT OR INTERVENE IS MAY 14.   Deadline to submit letters to South Dakota DANR’s “Minerals, Mining, and Superfund Program” to intervene, comment, and/or push for a change of venue to Fall River County are due no later than Wednesday, May 14th, 5:00 PM CST. Scroll down for instructions on intervening. Clean […]

SD Ornithologist Union Biennial Spring Meeting This will be a tri-state joint meeting with our fellow birders from Iowa and Nebraska, hosted the weekend of May 16-18 at the Salvation Army Western Plains Camp in South Sioux City, NE.   There is a fantastic array of field trips scheduled in all three states, a Friday […]

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 […]

Deadline for an extended comment period on Monarch Butterfly's ESA listing proposal   Deadline of new comment period on monarch butterfly proposed listing, is May 19th, On March 18th, the USFWS extended the previous comment period for another  60 days. Officials say the proposed rule includes species-specific protections and flexibilities to encourage conservation of the […]

Deadline of new comment period on monarch butterfly proposed Llsting, is Monday May 19th, On March 18th, the USFWS extended the previous comment period for another  60 days. Officials say the proposed rule includes species-specific protections and flexibilities to encourage conservation of the butterfly under section 4(d) of the ESA. Go back to previous March […]