SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission October Meeting was in Deadwood and occurred on Thursday 5th and Friday the 6th of October 2023. It will be hybrid and Zoom links will be available. More details will be posted later, but as it gets close to the meeting - for details watch: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ Written comments are due […]
Comment deadline on Spruce project was extended until Friday, October 06, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MT. This is because the webpage for the project (including the commenting portal) was not working for part of Friday, all of Saturday and Sunday and part of Monday, when comments were due on Monday the 25th. This was a nation wide […]
Sunday, October 8, 11:00 a.m. Annual Picnic at Steamboat Rock Picnic Area, Nemo Road (18 miles northwest of Rapid City or 3.4 miles southeast of Nemo). There will be a potluck and the annual report. There is plenty of room to park along the closed gate. Potluck picnic – bring a dish to share and bring a chair. […]
Thursday, October 12, 6:00 p.m. - Norbeck Presents an evening Zoom with National Science Foundation grant recipient Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning, Associate Professor of Biology & Computer Science, Augustana University: “The Science of Milkweed Hybridization: What happens to genomes and biochemical networks when species hybridize?” Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88173621695?pwd=eVlRZ3lSQ1BhUzVGUmN3akE0bTJ4QT09
Field Trip on Forestry Basics Monday, Oct 16th, 2023, 9 am A car caravan will be organized in a dirt parking area along highway 385, just south of the entrance to Crazy Horse Monument & north of Custer, SD. Dave Mertz, a retired forester from the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF), will drive around the […]
Advisory Board Meeting Forest Service Office – Mystic Ranger District Office 8221Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57702 Likely at 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – October 18th, 2023 We are told that a lady from the Regional office will be there to release the final environmental assessments. This is the step needed before scoping […]
Tentative BME meeting schedule for the remainder of 2023: October 19, 2023 November 16, 2023 Please check the Boards and Commissions portal a week to 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting to confirm & get exact start & end times. Here is the link for the BME:
October 20th and 21st, Dakota Rural Action will hold its 2023 Annual Meeting in Hot Springs at the Red River Rock Resort. This year the Annual Meeting is free for members to attend. Friday 10 am-4 pm, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Sat 10 am -3 pm For more info: https://www.dakotarural.org/2023-annual-meeting/
October 21, 2023, 12-5 pm. For guided tours of the facility you need reservations available at the top of each hour (noon to 4 pm) , RSVP to https://www.blackhillsraptorcenter.org/owl-o-ween-celebration/ (Once on-line, you can click on a chosen time frame) Black Hills Raptor Center, 15256 East Hwy 44, Rapid City Enjoy family fun, tour the facility, and meet the avian ambassadors! […]
Draft Update to the Final Environmental Assessment SD Shooting Sports Complex was released by USFWS in late September 2023 Comments are due to USFWS Oct 26th at noon. Send to: Adrianna Araya, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, adrianna_araya@fws.gov or via mail to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Attn: Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration, P.O. Box 25486, Denver, CO, […]
