The United States Department of Agriculture has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for Amendments to Land Management Plans to Address Old-growth Forests Across the National Forest System. The Forest Service's proposed old-growth amendment amends over 120 land management plans through one analysis and decision. The proposed amendment is intended to provide a consistent […]
BH Clean Water Alliance's, Rapid Creek Watershed's & Sierra Club Meeting - Mining in Black Hills "Important Meeting" September 23rd & pm Monday at Outdoor Campus West (OCW) , Rapid City on Aventure Trail in northwestern side of Rapid City. While the announcement doesn't say this, the Forest Service recently released the NEPA document on […]
BHNF virtual meeting on Pactola Mineral Withdrawal Environmental Assessment THIS MEETING WAS CANCELLED LAST MINUTE DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED Public Meeting The USDA Forest Service will host a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. MDT on Wednesday, September 25. The meeting will include a short presentation about the withdrawal application and […]
PHAS meeting - topic - SD Mountain Lions and SD Game, Fish and Parks management plans for them Wednesday, Sept 25th, 6:30 pm MT by Zoom Nancy Hilding of PHAS and Josh Rosenau of the Mountain Lion Foundation will present topic, other(s) may join as presenters but they are not firmly confirmed. THIS MEETING […]
Comment Deadline to SD Game, Fish and Parks on Draft Mt Lion Action Plan (the revised - 2nd iteration) is Wednesday Sept 25th just before midnight CT. The Oct 2024 revised version of the Mt Lion Action Plan can be found here: https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Lion_Action_Plan_Oct2024.pdf At September Commission meeting some Commissioners wanted population objectives lowered, so they […]
SD Ornithologist Union's Fall Meeting - in Spearfish at BHSU, Sept 27th-29th The meeting will be held on the campus of Black Hills State University, 1200 University Street, Spearfish (see schedule for specific locations). The Friday evening speaker is Ruben Mares talking about "Aspen Restoration on the Northern Hills Ranger District". The banquet keynote is […]
Deadline for Written Comments for the SDGFP Commission's Oct. Meeting is just before midnight CT on Sunday Oct 29th We are asking folks to comment in opposition to the draft Mt. Lion Action Plan. They amended the draft plan in Sept to make it worse. Their change will allow annual killing of more lions. They […]
October Game, Fish and Parks Commission Hybrid Meeting in Huron (Huron Events Center,) There will be face-to-face and Zoom attendance. Details on and documents related to the meeting will be published here when close to the meeting date - watch for the Commission Book to be published on Wednesday 10/2/24, This has the public comments […]
Forest Service Meeting on Pactola Withdrawal Prairie Hills Audubon Society supports this withdrawal Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal Public Information Meeting Monday, October 7, 2024 6:30 p.m. MDT The Forest Service will host the virtual public meeting through Microsoft Teams. To join the meeting, click on the following link: Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal – Public […]
"Comment Jam" event for Pactola Watershed Mineral Withdrawal Tuesday, Oct. 8th, Rapid Creek Watershed Action is holding a "Comment Jam" event from 5:30-8pm at Hay Camp Brewing Co. with live music, food, presentations, and tools to help you write and submit a brief comment in support of the withdrawal. More info at rapidcreekwatershed.org
