Climate Watch January 15th-February 15th, 2022 Climate Watch is sponsored by the National Audubon Society (NAS) & takes place during two distinct seasons—winter (January 15-February 15) and summer (May 15-June 15). Like the Christmas bird count this is a chance to help create “citizen science” for birds. Climate Watch focuses on these target species: Eastern Bluebird, Mountain …

Audubon Climate Watch January 15th-February 15th, 2022 Read More »

Comment on - Pactola Vegetation Management Project,  Comment deadline is Wednesday  March, 2 Timber treatment to 2,947 acres - The Forest Service will be using  a Categorical Exclusion: Section 605 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA)] Comment deadline is Wednesday  March, 2 by e-mail for fax 11:59 pm by post, postmarked on that day …

Pactola Vegetation Management Project Comment Deadline Wed March, 2 2022 Read More »

2022 SCORP: Public Survey for Outdoor Recreation in South Dakota click here.   . SDSU and SD GF&P are working together for the 2022 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan and are looking for your input through their survey to help them plan for future outdoor recreation opportunities.  Help the state of SD to provide the …

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Great Plains Conservation Network Annual Meeting by Zoom February 25, 2022. Click here to register. Details similar to last years agenda. https://plainsconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-GPCN-Annual-Conference-Agenda_post-conference.pdf  

Audubon Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 18 to Feb 21, 2022

The 2022 integrated report on surface water quality is out for public review. As water quality standards are a combination of beneficial use and criteria for various pollutants (criteria specifically set for that beneficial use), if folks know of water bodies whose beneficial use has not been specifically assigned, might want to complain about that. …

2022 Integrated report on Surface Water Quality. Deadline for comments is March 6, 2022 Read More »

The USDA Forest Service welcomes your review and comments on the Spruce VegetationManagement Project, a forest-wide project to treat white spruce (Picea glauca) stands.  The Black Hills National Forest announced a scoping document for the “Spruce Vegetation Management Project,” which will involve the logging the largest spruce trees  up to 25,000 acres including via  40-acre …

USDA Forest Service Deadline for Spruce Vegetation Management Project March 25, 2022 Read More »

Nebraska Audubon Crane Activities March 1 to April 7, 2022  

 March 3-4  SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission meeting in Pierre/Zoom

Topic: PHAS Monthly Members Meetingearly March - Time: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 at 6:30 pm Speaker: Nancy Hilding will lead discussion, meeting to discuss proposed GFP Shooting Complex This meeting has happened - here is the link to the recording on the  Zoom Cloud Link to recording of our PHAS meeting on the shooting range: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/fzigSO30UXzwdpBtH-ZffibmOtVavO9AJH2LZJPtGHd-YDCfol2sehJd_LZW0BiB.iYuNRg2LdM8lsVwz  …

Prairie Hills Audubon Society Monthly Meeting – early March Read More »