Advisory Board Meeting Forest Service Office – Mystic Ranger District Office 8221Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57702 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – December 6, 2023 The National Forest Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, December 6 at 1:00 at the Mystic District Ranger Office. The agenda is available at: fseprd1154157.pdf (usda.gov) The meeting is open […]
SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission's December 2023 meeting will be in Fort Pierre at Americinn and by Zoom. Send written comments by midnight of the Sunday before. Folks can testify for 3 minutes at 2 pm CT in person or by Zoom or phone. Visit this web page closer to the meeting date for […]
The Army Corps opened the comment period on the draft DAPL EIS on September 8, 2023. The comment period will close at 11:59 PM ET December 13, 2023. https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Oil-and-Gas-Development/Dakota-Access-Pipeline/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comments on the recently published Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Dakota Access, LLC’s […]
Christmas Bird Count Season runs from December 14th, 2023 to January 5th, 2024. This years summary (2023-2024) of Christmas Bird Counts in SD and near-by areas of surrounding states can be found on this PHAS web page: https://phas-wsd.org/citizsen-science/ You can also download a PDF of our Announcement of CBC's in SD the region around western […]
Prairie Hills Audubon Society's December Board Meeting will be the evening of Friday evening, December 15th, 2023 by Zoom. Prairie Hills Audubon Society's (PHAS's) Board Meetings are open to PHAS's members & folks wishing to make presentations/requests. Contact Nancy Hilding for link information - 605-787-6466, phas.wsd@rapidnet.com
The Hell Canyon Ranger District is proposing a vegetation management project, Parmlee Project Your comments would be most helpful if received by January 5, 2024. The preferred method to comment is via email at: comments-rocky-mountain-black-hills-hell-canyon@usda.gov Other ways to comment include by phone: 605-673-9200, you can hand deliver your comments at the District office at: 1019 […]
SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission's January Meeting is in Pierre, Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2024, at Matthews Training Center. Folks can testify for 3 minutes at 2 pm CT in person or by Zoom or phone. Visit this web page closer to the meeting date for more details: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ Agenda link: https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Commission_Agenda_-_Jan_11-12,_2024_Public_Copy.pdf?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gfp-commission-updates&utm_content=GFP+to+Hold+January+Meeting Zoom meeting link; https://state-sd.zoom.us/j/92827772568?pwd=cHByUFlQNi8rRXJ0dGlEazNRbjBqZz09#success To […]
Climate Watch Winter Season - January 15th-February 15th Climate Watch – The summer and winter seasons repeat each year. 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 the alert for any season (winter or summer) . Like the […]
House State Affairs hearing on HB 1071 https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24868 Committee: House State Affairs Room: Room 414 Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Time: 7:45 AM-9:45 AM You can testify remotely if you ask the committee at least 24 hours in advance to be scheduled to testify and for a link. You can send written comments in before […]
Black Hills National Forest - Forest Service Advisory Board Meeting is likely to occur on 1/17/24. As the date approaches, please verify that the meeting will occur, - visit BHNF web page https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees/?cid=stelprdb5114550 or email scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov
