Written comments are due Sunday for the SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission October hybrid meeting 10/8/26-10/9/26 Pierre/Zoom. Details about meeting and agenda, will be printed closer to the date at https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/, but likely times will be Thursday at 1 pm- 5 pm CT and Friday at 8 am till 11 am or so CT. […]
The USDA Forest Service has completed analysis of the Roby Forest Management project. A preliminary Environmental Assessment is now available for review and comment. Comments are due on October 5, 2026. Information may be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/293810. Submit comments by any of the following means: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=293810 U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Roby Project, Hell Canyon Ranger […]
SD's Public Utility Commission's Oct meeting Start Date/Time: 10/06/2026 09:30 AM End Date/Time: 10/06/2026 12:00 PM Time Zone: Central Standard Time Description: Location: Capitol Building – Room 413 Documents: There are no documents for this meeting. Links: Listen Live Agenda Addendum
Complete Repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule Due Date: October 6, 2026 (Extended from September 21) Federal Register Notice: 91 FR 53827 - Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/11/2026-18648/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation Unique Comment Submission Link: Regulations.gov Docket FS-2025-0001 / RIN 0596-AD66 Comments, identified by RIN 0596-AD66, should be sent via one of the following methods: […]
October 7, 2026 Water Management Board Meeting will be on 10/7/2026 9:15:00 AM CT in Pierre. Here is specific link for this meeting: https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=106 Agenda - https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/2_agenda.pdf Meeting Packet - https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/Boaard%20Packet.pdf Mostly consists of consideration of various Water and Future Use permits, but also: Public comment period, Update on DANR Activities, Status and Review of Water Rights Litigation, Seven-Year […]
Wednesday, October 7th. (yes, next Wednesday) there will be a public meeting sponsored by the Sierra Club and the local chapter of the Izaak Walton League about the attack on the Roadless Rule. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Outdoor Campus - West. Ruth Esperance from the Norbeck Society will lead the discussion. This […]
SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission October meeting 10/8/26 at Pierre/Zoom. Details, such as the agenda can be found at - https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/.Written comments are due Sunday night before midnight submitted at their portal https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ -and you can testify in person or by Zoom at the meeting at 2 pm CT. If there are rule finalizations you get […]
The He Sapa Wacipi Na Oskate, or Black Hills Powwow, is scheduled for Oct. 9-11, 2026, at Summit Arena, at the Monument. The first grand entry is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, followed by grand entries at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Besides dancing and dance competitions- the weekend also includes […]
DEADLINE: Friday, October 9, 2026: Comment against further gutting of Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands & also announcing Oct 1st webinar on issues Deadline confirmed: regulations.gov says the period closes Oct 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT, which is 9:59 PM Mountain time. The docket had 28,659 comments as of 10/7/26 evening Federal […]
Indigenous People Day Parade Saturday 10/10/26, 9 am- 12 pm oin us Saturday, October 10, for the 2026 Indigenous Peoples Day Parade in Rapid City. This year’s theme is: “WE DANCE FOR THE PEOPLE” Sponsors are inviting tribal nations, organizations, schools, programs, businesses, families, and community groups to join the celebration and build a […]