National Park Week - week long events National Park Week (April 19-27) is a time to celebrate and enjoy our national parks, with many parks offering special events and activities. Feeding wildlife […]

The 2025 SD Izaak Walton League Convention will be held in Rapid City this year on April 25-27 , 2025 Convention will be held at the Rushmore Hotel located at […]

Objection deadline for FONSI on  North Sand Forest Management Environmental Assessment, BHNF is just before midnight on 4/29/25 https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/1805706402518   For more information visit the project web page - https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/246546688222

Written Comment Deadline for SDGFP Commission's May Meeting It is before midnight MT  on Sunday night - the  web site to post comments to is: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. Commission meeting is on Thursday-Friday […]

SD Game, Fish and Parks May Commission hybrid meeting, in Custer and Zoom, More details will be posted later. When close to the date visit: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ You can testify in person […]

West River Spring Migration Count The annual West River Migration Count (WRMC) dates are May 9-12, 2025 and Vic Fondy will be coordinating the count.  Similar to the Audubon Christmas […]

International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May. May 10th A local event is planned to celebrate IMBD, but will likely be on the third weekend, at Bear […]

Climate Watch Spring Season Climate Watch is sponsored by the National Audubon Society (NAS) & takes place during two distinct seasons—winter (January 15-February 15) and summer (May 15-June 15). Below is […]

SD Ornithologist Union Biennial Spring Meeting This will be a tri-state joint meeting with our fellow birders from Iowa and Nebraska, hosted the weekend of May 16-18 at the Salvation […]