PHAS November board meeting should be by Zoom on second Wednesday of November. The meetings are normally at 6 or 6:30 pm MT. They can run 1-2 hours. Contact Nancy at 605-787-6466 (land line) or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com for details such as Zoom codes or agenda. These meetings are open to PHAS members. Non-members must specifically be […]
FORESTRY BASICS FIELD TRIP WITH DAVE MERTZ - Fri., November 14th (contingent on weather),- meeting at 9 am at Sugar Shack on Hwy 385. Every fall Dave Mertz, a forester, retired from the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF), leads us on a field trip in the Black Hills to learn about forestry basics and the BHNF logging program. Prairie Hills Audubon Society, […]
PHAS Mid November Birding Field Trip Saturday Nov 15th - contingent on weather (which looks good 5 days out). Jedediah will lead a birding trip at Canyon Lake Park in Rapid City. Birders are to meet at 8 am, at the bridge that leads to the gazebo. Canyon Lake Park is off Jackson Blvd in […]
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance dinner & meeting, with presentation on "Sacred Sites". In Rapid City at 5:30 - 7:00 pm 11/17/25 at the Minneluzahan Senior Citizen Center, 315 N. 4th St. We think the meal is free (but we are not sure) . It is suggested people bring dinner ware so as to minimize […]
Piedmont Board of Trustees meets on Tuesday, 11/18/25 at 6:30 pm MT Piedmont City Hall, 102 Walnut St. - Opportunity to Comment on pending Sand/Gravel mine. Public will be given 3 minutes each There is a point near the start of the meeting ---- at Item #4 for public comment on pending mine and Item #13 […]
BHNF Forest Service Advisory Board meeting might happen Please verify when close to the date
PHAS had a Zoom member's meeting on the Nest Predator Bounty Program (NPBP) on Wed. Nov. 19th. It started at 6:30 pm MT. To join PHAS membership Wednesday Zoom meeting November 19th on the Nest Predator Bounty Program visit link (this will be a repeated link for our future meetings) : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920233?pwd=QmxYUDMvMGRrNW9y RmVON3VPU0dRZz09 Meeting ID: […]
Board of Minerals and Environment Telephone Conference Meeting 11/20/25 Board of Minerals and Environment , Telephone Conference Meeting DANR Large Conference Room 523 East Capitol Avenue , Pierre, SD November 20, 2025 10:00 a.m. Central Time The public may participate in-person or via telephone by dialing 1-605-679-7263 and entering Conference ID 424 209 532# The full board packet and the […]
Here is a link to Protect Piedmont's Future Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61582808211903 Just below are excerpts from NewsCenter 1 article found at this link: https://www.newscenter1.tv/news/local/protect-piedmonts-future-to-hold-special-q-a-meeting-on-new-proposed-limestone-mine "Protect Piedmont’s Future, a group opposing a new proposed limestone mine, will be holding an open forum Q-and-A for concerned residents. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. on Thursday, […]
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has received a request for the modification of a Surface Water Discharge (SWD) permit from the following applicant: APPLICANT NAME: Homestake Mining Company PERMIT NUMBER: SDP000119 FACILITY LOCATION: Blacktail Water Treatment Facility: Located in Central City at 11457 Bobtail Gulch Street, in the Northeast ¼ […]