5/17/25 Pennington County Master Gardener's Annual Plant share, at 8am, Walter Taylor building - Central States Fairground We are not sure how long it runs have guessed at 8 am- 5 pm

Deadline to Comment on Grizzly Bear ESA listing Rule   For info. visit https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00329/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-grizzly-bear-listing-on-the-list-of-endangered-and The USFWS writes "After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we affirm that the currently listed grizzly bear population meets our requirements for consideration as a distinct population segment (DPS) under the Act and that the population […]

Our statement that the deadline   to comment on USFWS rule change on Endangered species is 5/17/25 was wrong - it is really May 19th, 2025. We were off by 2 days. This is an extremely bad rule proposal & must be opposed. For more than 40 years, the harm definition has protected endangered species […]

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 […]

We had posted that the deadline to comment on rescinding  the definition of "harm" for ESA was May 17th, it is really Monday, May 19th. The proposed rule would rescind the regulatory definition of ‘harm,’ defined as any significant habitat modification or degradation that kills or injures wildlife, effectively rescinding widespread habitat protections for species […]

Black Hills National Forest, National Forest Advisory Board, Wednesday, May 21st Meeting Times: Begin at 1 p.m. and end no later than 4:30 p.m. Location: Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57702 The public can attend, but can't speak unless ask to speak 3 days in advance Written comments and requests for time for […]

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is seeking comments on the draft “North American River Otter Action Plan, 2025-2029." The River Otter Action Plan, 2025-2029, is a document that will be used by GFP to guide river otter management in South Dakota through identified management objectives and strategies to meet those management objectives. The […]

This is a direct quote from the DANR's Notice: Notice of Recommendation on an Application for a Groundwater Discharge Plan Renewal "Notice is hereby given that the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources(Department) has received a renewal application for an existing Groundwater Discharge Plan from Wharf Resources’ (USA), Inc. for the American Eagle Spent […]

Black Hills Photo Club Contest deadline  - For the Birds   Friday, May 30, 2025 12:00 AM 9:00 PM June - The summer will be "For the Birds" For info https://www.blackhillsphotographyclub.com/events/winter-wonderland-p286k-tctac Competitions are for club members only,   but guests are welcome to check out BHPC themes and attend meetings where submissions are shown! The club meets monthly on […]

The written comment deadline for SDGFP Commission meetings is 72 hours before the day of the meeting, which normally are on Thursdays, Sunday, June 1st just before midnight CT is the June Written comment deadline. You go to SDGFP web site, under Commission drop down menu https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/ to the submit public comment portal https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/and submit comments […]