Written Comment Deadline SDGFP Commission May Meeting

Written Comment Deadline for SDGFP Commission's May Meeting It is before midnight MT  on Sunday night 5/4/25 - the  web site to post comments to is: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. Commission meeting is on Thursday-Friday at Custer State Park's Event Barn & Zoom. When closer to meeting we will post more info on our May 8th-9th notice - https://phas-wsd.org/event/sd-game-fish-and-parks-may-commission-hybrid-meeting-in-custer-and-zoom/ […]

Water Management Board Meeting May 5 2025

Water Management Board Meeting May 5 2025 https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=106 05/07/2025 | Water Management Board Start Date/Time: 05/07/2025 09:30 AM End Date/Time: 05/07/2025 12:00 PM Time Zone: Central Standard Time Description: May 7, 2025 WMB Meeting Location: DANR - Foss Building – Matthew Training Center Documents: Description File Type Upload Date Agenda Agenda 4/28/2025 11:16:13 AM Board […]

SD Game, Fish and Parks May Commission hybrid meeting, in Custer and Zoom

SD Game, Fish and Parks May Commission hybrid meeting, in Custer and Zoom, When close to the date visit this page for agenda and documents presented to Commission: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/   Agenda: https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Commission_Agenda_Public_May_2025.pdf Date and Time: May 8, 2025, from 1-5 pm MT | May 9, 2025, from 8 am-12 pm MT Meeting Location: Custer State Park […]

West River Spring [Bird] Migration Count

West River Spring Migration Count The annual West River Migration Count (WRMC) dates are May 9-12, 2025 and Vic Fondy will be coordinating the count.  Similar to the Audubon Christmas Bird count, the WRMC is conducted during the second week of May to count both species and numbers of birds migrating thru Western South Dakota.  […]

Follow up meeting to fall Anti-mining summit meeting for BlackHills

Protecting the Black Hills from Mining Summit, Follow up Meeting, May 9th, 10 am-4 pm MT, Check-in starts at 9:30 am Space is limited you must pre-register to attend Go to https://wp.me/P8vQtg-4H5 or  https://bhcleanwateralliance.org/summit_followup_may2025/

Deadline for scoping comments on Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project

May 9th  was the former deadline to send comments. . THIS DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED A WEEK to Friday the 16th Pete Lien and Sons Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project. https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=67838 The scoping comment period for this project is April 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025. Electronic comments are preferred and must be submitted to the […]

International Migratory Bird Day

International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May. May 10th A local event is planned to celebrate IMBD, but will likely be on the third weekend, at Bear Butte State Park. PHAS has a field trip to La Creek NWR every May, it is usually on the first or second Saturday in May.

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society 2025 Annual National Conference in Wyoming

The 2025 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Annual National Conference, hosted by the Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation, will be held from May 12 to 15, 2025 at the Wind River Hotel and Casino in Riverton, WY. Agenda: https://www.nafws.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2025-National-Conference-Agenda.-DRAFT-4.24.25.pdf Early Bird Registration Fees (Until March 28, 2025): Non-member – […]

Deadline to comment on SDGFP proposed Beaver Action Plan

Deadline to comment on SDGFP proposed Beaver Action Plan. This plan provides for direction on beaver management in the Black Hills, allowing for a beaver trapping/hunting moratorium until various population and distribution goals are reached, at which point hunting season on private land will be reintroduced and then later with even more  increased distribution and […]

Deadline to Intervene in Project to explore for uranium above Craven Canyon

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT COMMENT OR INTERVENE IS MAY 14.   Deadline to submit letters to South Dakota DANR’s “Minerals, Mining, and Superfund Program” to intervene, comment, and/or push for a change of venue to Fall River County are due in Pierre no later than Wednesday, May 14th, 5:00 PM CST or post marked on that […]