• DRA webinar on CO2 Pipelines given recent Federal rules/laws

    Webinar  - Thursday August 14th 6PM CT "Charting the Next Steps in the  Fight Against Carbon Capture" Message from DRA quoted below: "Friends and Allies, Congress’s massive budget bill gifted carbon capture companies a bigger taxpayer subsidy and fresh tax loopholes, but our work alongside other communities nationwide helped keep them from gutting local safety and […]

  • The Next Fight For Wildlife – Virtual Call to Action to protect ESA – Webinar

    The Next Fight For Wildlife - Virtual Call to Action to protect ESA - Webinar Sponsored by Endangered Species Coalition Date & Time Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 10:00 AM in MT Description Politicians in the U.S. House of Representatives are up to sneaky tactics. Snuck into a high stakes government funding bill, H.R. 4754, are sections to […]

  • Deadline for written Comments to Nebraska G&P Commission’s August Meeting

    Deadline for written Comments to Nebraska G&P Commission's August Meeting is 1 pm Central time 8/20/25. Send to Sheri Henderson -- go to our announcement of meeting on August 21st-22 or June Commission meeting for more details on the  issues. August notice: > https://phas-wsd.org/event/nebraska-game-and-parks-commission-meeting-8-21-8-22/ Link to PHAS comments on the originally proposed cougar season (NEG&P June […]

  • “The Importance of Resilient Watersheds” Journey Museum Theater, Rapid City. 8/20/25 7 pm MT

    August 20, Wednesday, 7 pm:  Dr Ellen Wohl  "The Importance of Resilient Watersheds" Journey Museum Theater, Rapid City.  This virtual presentation is free and open to the public.  A prolific writer, Dr. Wohl’s work has dramatically influenced and guided river management and restoration worldwide.  Co-sponsored by many groups. We don't know how long the meeting will last […]

  • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting 8/21-8/22

    Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting, Mid-plains Community College Conference Room 1205 E 3 rd Street McCook, NE Friday, Friday, August 22, 2025, 8:00 AM Public Hearing  - on Cougar  & other seasons at 8:15 Am Thursday August 21st, afternoon 1 pm - There are also informational and strategic planning meetings on Thursday afternoon (scroll down to […]

  • Lawrence County Board of Adjustment/Commission hearing – Sand/Gravel

    Tuesday, August 26th, 9 am Lawrence County Board of Adjustment hearing on Sand/Gravel Mine proposal -  at the Lawrence County Public Safety & Services Center,  on a new 10 acre (101 acre max)   Sand and Gravel mine proposal - This is a hybrid hearing and can be attended remotely - https://meet.goto.com/152688557  Oral testimony is allowed, […]

  • Deadline to comment on Forest Service Reorganization

    USDA Opened a Public Comment Period on Department Reorganization Plan Link to plan - https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/sm-1078-015.pdf Quote from the Dept of Agriculture: "(Washington, D.C., August 1, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today the opening of a 30-day public comment period for stakeholders to provide feedback on the Department’s reorganization plan, as outlined in the Secretary’s memorandum (PDF, […]

  • Earth Justice virtual town hall on Trump’s threats to Roadless Rule 8/27/25

    Earth Justice virtual town hall on Trump's threats to Roadless Rule "People for Public Land": Action hour to Protect The Roadless Rule, Earth Justice writes: "The most important land protection measure of our lifetimes — The Roadless Rule — is under attack. The Roadless Rule has protected 58 million acres of our forest lands for more than […]

  • PHAS meeting on Regional Predators, Zoom 8/27/25

      PHAS  Zoom meeting on Regional Predators, Wednesday August 27th, at 6:30-8:30 pm MT Zoom links are below - scroll down   Agenda 1) SD biennial mt. lion season proposal,- - TAKE ACTION- written comment deadline 8/31/25, hybrid hearing 9/4/25 (remote testimony allowed) PHAS alerts  written comments - https://phas-wsd.org/event/deadline-to-submit-written-comments-to-sdgfp-commission-for-their-september-mee/ oral testimony - https://phas-wsd.org/event/sd-game-fish-and-parks-september-commission-meeting-hybrid-meeting-in-rapid-city-zoom/   2) Update on mt lion […]