Webinar on Keystone Effects of Prairie Dog Ecosystem on Grassland Birds at 12 pm MST For info on webinar: https://plainsconservation.org/keystone-effects-of-prairie-dogs-on-grassland-birds-current-knowledge-and-future-directions/ "Keystone species are central to the ecology and conservation of grassland birds. But although the role of fire and bison has been well-studied, less is known about how prairie dogs affect grassland birds. In this […]

Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) Our  members Zoom Meeting January  2025 Wednesday, January 29th, 6:30 pm MT Joshua Lefers and other Audubon Great Plains  staff will be talking about National Audubon Society's programs in SD, ND and NE.  The Audubon Great Plains staff will update us on National Audubon Society’s  (NAS)  "working lands” program and  National […]

Great Backyard Bird Count 2025, Feb. 14th-17th, 2025.  Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 14–17, 2025. Identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings, which can be done digitally. For details visit: https://www.birdcount.org/ There are some community […]

Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel will be Saturday, February 15th, 2025 from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. It will be a hybrid meeting and a Zoom link offered. This event is co-sponsored by Prairie Hills Audubon Society, Rapid City Chapter of Dakota Rural Action and the Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311. Legislators from District […]

Norbeck Society meeting - topic: “ Providing for Birds & Conserving Biodiversity” on Thursday 2/20/25, 5:50 pm MT Jayden Gunn, Central NSW Woodland Birds Project Coordinator, BirdLife Australia will  gives the talk   This is a hybrid meeting: in person or zoom (link below)! Please join the Norbeck Society for an evening with Jayden Gunn […]

Deadline for Comments on the North Sand Vegetation Management Preliminary EA - BHNF - 2/20/25 This is located six to ten miles south of Beulah, Wyoming. It is north of the Sand Creek Roadless Area in the Bearlodge Ranger District. For more information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/blackhills/?project=65540 Additional informa-tion regarding this proposedaction can be obtained fromElizabeth Krueger, ResourcePlanner, at […]

Scoping Comment Deadline Sawbuck Forest Management Project- BHNF - 2/20/25 The Sawbuck Forest Management Project area lies approximately 13 miles west of Hill City, South Dakota. The proposed vegetation management surrounds Pe' Sla.   The FS is  proposing conifer thinning, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, planting efforts, as well as enhancements to watersheds, riparian areas, and wildlife […]

The written comment deadline  for the SD GFP Commission's March meeting is the Sunday night before the Thursday meeting> Comments are due just before midnight CT. The  web site to post comments to is: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. They have a rule change proposal to expand access by hound hunters of mountain lions to public lands on the […]

National Audubon Society has a photography contest every spring, which entry period normally starts some time in January. In 2025 it starts on January 15th, 2025 and may ends March 5th.. https://www.audubon.org/photography/awards/official-contest-rules Mail entries must be postmarked on March 5th, 2025. Entries submitted on-line must be received by 10 am MST  

SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission meeting, Pierre, SD and Zoom, March 6-7  The meeting started at 1:00 pm CT on Thursday and was supposed to have ended by 12 pm CT on Friday. The Agenda was published on the GFP Commission "Current Meeting Overview" web page a few days before the meeting  and will […]