Events

National Audubon Society's Climate Watch Winter Season- Help collect data to show how birds are responding to 'Climate Change.  You need to adopt a 10 mile by 10 mile square […]

National Audubon Society's annual photo contest  - the time period to submit entries is Jan 15-March 4th - Last chance to submit - submit by noon EST. For more details […]

February 13-16, 2026  "Great Back Yard Bird Count" Visit web site of  "Great Back Yard Bird Count"  for details - https://www.birdcount.org/. Birders bird at home or local place during a […]

An opportunity to get out into nature and bond with other nature lovers, on Valentines Day. The Izaak Walton League of American, Rapid City Chapter will be testing for nitrates […]

Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel Feb 14th, 1:30-4:00 pm, Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311, 101 Pine St. Piedmont,  Legislators from District 33 and 29 are invited.  Prairie Hills […]

The draft Elk Management Action Plan can be found online here. Individuals may provide suggestions and comments to be considered in the Elk Management Action Plan by February 17. Written comments […]

Wildlife Damage Management Action Plan The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is reviewing and revising the 2026 Wildlife Damage Management (WDM) Action Plan.   The draft WDM Action Plan can […]

SDGFP Commission March meeting -Written Comment deadline for March 5-6th When closer to the date of March 5-6th,  visit this link to get the  agenda and zoom links:  https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ . […]

A Canadian company has applied for a second time to explore for radioactive uranium at Craven Canyon in the southern Black Hills. This project, called the October Jinx Project, is […]

March 5-6 Pierre/Zoom When closer to the date visit to get the  agenda and zoom links:  https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ . Agenda might be published on the Friday, 6 days before the meeting. […]