Rapid City Izaak Walton League Chapter Hybrid Meeting, April 19th, 2023

Rapid City Izaak Walton League Hybrid Chapter Meeting, April 19th, 2023 6:30 PM at SD Game, Fish & Park's Outdoor Campus West, Rapid City Meeting agenda includes election of officers.   Topic: IWLA April 19th Meeting 2023 Time: Apr 19, 2023 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)   Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86892448142?pwd=bUM0V1VVdUZOZUY3dnVqOEFaTytrZz09 Meeting ID: […]

Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference 2023

The 2023 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM MDT, at the Monument, , 444 N Mount Rushmore Road Rapid City, SD 57701 More details may become available as we get closer to the date. Registration fees for professionals are $75 and free for […]

Wyoming Interagency Timber Industry Resource Meeting

Wyoming Interagency Timber Industry Resource Meeting Thursday April 20th, 9 am - 3:00 pm. Lunch is provided. Location- Agricultural Resources and Learning Center, 2011 Fairgrounds Road, Casper Wyoming, 82604, Call by April 7th to reserve your spot,  Kim Hemenway 307-275-6462, kim.hemenway@wyo.gov,  

Discussion of Meade County’s wishes for Beaver Park Roadless Area

As a subset of a Meade County Democratic Party meeting on April 20th, Bob Burns (former president of the Norbeck Society and former member of BHNF National Forest Advisory Board) will speak. The topic of Bob’s presentation/discussion will be “Meade County to ask USFS to consider management in Beaver Park.”  Beaver Park is one of three Inventoried […]

Comment Deadline to EPA on Lease of Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site

Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of a prospective lessee agreement between the United States, the State of South Dakota, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, and Agnico Eagle (USA) Limited (collectively “Agnico”), at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site in Lawrence County, South Dakota (Agreement). The agreement provides that […]

Earth Day, April 22nd, 2023

On April 22, 2023 from 10am-4pm, the Rapid City Sustainability Committee, Dakota Rural Action, and Western Dakota Technical College will be hosting the 2023 Earth Day Expo and Celebration on the WDTC Campus.  They are hosting this event as a part of an international sustainability partnership grant with Rapid City’s Sister City in Apolda, Germany.  […]

John James Audubon’s Birthday

April 26th, is John James Audubon's birthday.  The National Audubon Society and our chapter are named after him. Link to learn about his life:  https://www.audubon.org/content/john-james-audubon Link to look at  his paintings in his book "Birds of America": https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america

Deadline to File as an Intervenor in Wharf Mine Expansion Application

April 26th is the deadline to file as an Intervenor in the Wharf Mine's request to expand its' mining site.  Intervention letters need to be sent postmarked April 26th to Wharf's attorney and sent to Roberta Hudson at DANR by midnight, I assume midnight CT.  See SD Administrative Rule 74:29:01:18  for process https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/27571. The hearing […]

BHNF National Forest Advisory Board meeting

May 17 is the next Forest Service Advisory Board meeting, assuming they get the meeting notice published in the Federal Register on time.  Please verify the meeting before going.  Virtual attendance is an option.   Meetings are open to the Public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or […]

Public Meeting on Proposed Mineral Withdrawal Rapid Creek Watershed

Public Meeting on the  PROPOSED Withdrawal for Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed; South Dakota The USFS and the BLM will hold a joint public meeting on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 4-8 p.m., Mountain Time (MT), at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Conference Hall, 2111 N. LaCrosse Street, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701. For more info.: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/21/2023-05659/notice-of-application-for-withdrawal-and-notification-of-public-meeting-pactola-reservoir-rapid […]