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 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 […]
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 […]
Pre-trail hearing before the Board of Minerals and Environment on approval (or not) of Craven Canyon Mineral Exploration 8/21/2025. There are 35 intervenors, including two tribal governments. Currently, the pre-hearing conference is scheduled to occur at 11 am CDT/10 AM MDT on August 21, 2025. The it will be held here in Pierre and also […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 "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 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 […]
On Sept 4th the Commission voted to approve the proposed season, as recommended by staff. Deadline to Submit Written Comments to SDGFP Commission for their September meeting was just before midnight MT on Sunday August 31st, Late comments are given to the Commissioners next month. Opponents to the Season got the most comments in - […]