April 27, 2022 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference Plus Call for Speakers Deadline Feb 4

The 2022 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference will be held on WednesdayApril 27, 2022 at the Monument (formerly “Rushmore Plaza Civic Center”) in RapidCity. This email serves as an abstract call (speakers and posters), vendor call, and fieldtrip leader call for the 2022 conference. Registration information:Registration information will be available in February 2022 at the …

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PHAS monthly meeting for April – Update on Mining Threats to the Black Hills

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Thursday,  April 28th, 2022  6:30 pm MT - PHAS Zoom Meeting Update on Mining Threats to the Black Hills Lilias Jarding, Ph.D., Executive Director, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance.    There has been a lot of new activity around potential large-scale mining in the Black Hills.  There have been three new projects just in April!  This presentation …

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IWLA’s South Dakota Division’s State Convention Huron – April 29th – May 1st, 2022

Izaak Walton League of America’s South Dakota Division’s State Convention Huron Events Center - April 29th – May 1st, 2022 Friday, April 29th 5-8 pm   CT          Social hour & brief SD IWLA Directors meeting Saturday, April 30th    8 am - 8 pm,  CT,  4  presentations on 4 topics, chapter reports, lunch …

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May 10th, Meade County Commission Meeting – Set date of hearing on Section line Relocation (shooting range),Hearings for Malt beverage licenses and Temporary Campground

May 10th, Meade County Commission Meeting -  malt beverage license renewals and temporary campground permits.  The hearings are expected after 10 am. Motion to set date for Section-line relocation (GFP proposed shooting range), to maybe ?June, 14th?, that discussion is before 10 am.  Prairie Hills Audubon Society has opposed selling of alcohol too close to Bear …

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Endangered Species Day National Chalk Art Contest

MAY 20th-22nd, 2022 National Endangered Species Day Chalk Art Contest W/ prizes In honor of Endangered Species Day, the Endangered Species Coalition is holding a nationwide, all-ages chalk art competition that anyone can participate in, from wherever you live. This event will help raise awareness of the importance of endangered wildlife, and the Coalition will …

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May 23rd Deadline to Comment on USFWS proposal to list the northern long eared bat as endangered

May 23rd is the deadline to Comment on USFWS proposal to list the northern long eared bat as endangered. Link to the Federal Register Notice: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-23/pdf/2022-06168.pdf Link to USFWS press release: https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2022-03/proposal-reclassify-northern-long-eared-bat-endangered Link to 1/28/20  Judges order in a lawsuit, that forced USFWS to reconsider upgrading the bat from threatened to endangered: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/northern_long-eared_bat/pdfs/Northern-Long-eared-Bat-Opinion-and-Order.pdf Center for …

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