Climate Watch is sponsored by the National Audubon Society (NAS) & will take place this spring: May 15-June 15 Climate Watch takes place during two distinct seasons—winter (January 15-February 15) and summer (May 15-June 15). Like the Christmas bird count this is a chance to help create “citizen science” for birds. Climate Watch focuses on these target species: […]
MAY 20th-22nd, 2022 National Endangered Species Day Chalk Art Contest W/ prizes In honor of Endangered Species Day, the Endangered Species Coalition is holding a nationwide, all-ages chalk art competition that anyone can participate in, from wherever you live. This event will help raise awareness of the importance of endangered wildlife, and the Coalition will […]
Friday, May 20th Endangered Species Day Celebration -, by Zoom at 6:00 pm MT Scroll down for Zoom hyperlink and codes Speakers - 6 pm - Introduction by Sponsors 6:15 pm - Eileen Dowd Stukel - Senior Wildlife Diversity Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks - will discuss Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA). RAWA exists now […]
May 23rd is the deadline to Comment on USFWS proposal to list the northern long eared bat as endangered. Link to the Federal Register Notice: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-23/pdf/2022-06168.pdf Link to USFWS press release: https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2022-03/proposal-reclassify-northern-long-eared-bat-endangered Link to 1/28/20 Judges order in a lawsuit, that forced USFWS to reconsider upgrading the bat from threatened to endangered: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/northern_long-eared_bat/pdfs/Northern-Long-eared-Bat-Opinion-and-Order.pdf Center for […]
The SD Game, Fish and Parks June Commission Meeting will be both by Zoom and face-to-face (In Aberdeen, SD) . The meeting will be 1 pm-5 pm MT on Thursday June 2nd, and 8 am-12 am MT on Friday June 3rd, Written comments can be submitted at https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. The deadline to send in written comments […]
COUGAR AND WOLF ALERT - WYOMING To PHAS members and friends IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED - Deadline to take action on Friday June 3rd. Wyoming's cougar & wolf rule making, Comments due June 3rd Wyoming is doing their triennial review/rewrite of their Mt Lion hunting regulations, their annual review of wolf hunting regulations and also rules on […]
Forest Officials Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Exploration Drilling Project Near Nemo The Northern Hills Ranger District on the Black Hills National Forest is asking for public comments on a proposed exploration drilling project near Nemo, SD. The project would include up to 32 exploratory drilling sites to search for iron minerals on National Forest […]
Jedediah Beadle our Field-trip Chair, will lead a field trip on June 4th. Destination is undecided but we will meet at Outdoor Campus West in Rapid City at 7:30 am. Jedediah (207) 310-4665, jedediahbeadle@gmail.com; , Nancy Hilding 605-787-6466, nhilding@rapidnet.com,
The Northern Hills Ranger District on the Black Hills National Forest is asking for public comments on a proposed exploration drilling project near Nemo, SD. The project would include up to 32 exploratory drilling sites to search for iron minerals on National Forest System (NFS) land. Each drill site would measure approximately 30X50 feet, for […]