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 […]

Every year we have an Endangered Species Day Celebration, where multiple groups sponsor presentations on federal and state endangered species. In recent years it has been a zoom meeting.  The […]

Deadline of new comment period on monarch butterfly proposed Llsting, is Monday May 19th, On March 18th, the USFWS extended the previous comment period for another  60 days. Officials say […]