Endangered Species Chalk Art Competition The competition will occur from Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Sunday, May 18th. Friday, May 16th is Endangered Species Day https://www.endangered.org/endangered-species-chalk-art-event/  People draw pictures of […]

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 […]

May 9th  electronically sent before midnight or postmarked , is the deadline for scoping comments on Pete Lien and Sons Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project. https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=67838 The scoping comment period for […]

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 (5/17/25)  to comment on USFWS rule change on Endangered species Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; National Oceanic […]