Snapshot South Dakota Photo Contest Ends July 25

Snapshot South Dakota Snapshot South Dakota is a department sponsored contest that is focused on capturing the beauty of our outdoor resources in South Dakota. Submit Photos   2022 Categories Wildlife Landscapes Outdoor Families Judging will consist of one “Best in Category” for each category and one overall “People’s Choice,” resulting in four winners. Rules Photographers […]

Pennington County Commission Hearing on Draft Hard Rock Ordinance

Where: Commission Chambers, 130 Kansas City St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA (map), The meeting starts at 9 am, but the Draft Hard Rock Mining Ordinance is the last item on the agenda & won't be reviewed before 10:30 am. UPDATE - The Commission did not make a final decision but continued review of the […]

SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission Meeting – July 7 & 8, hybrid – Spearfish & Zoom

SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission Meeting - July 7 & 8, hybrid meeting: face-to-face in Spearfish & Zoom. Meeting will run about 1-5 pm Thursday & 8-12 on Friday- at the Holiday Inn Spearfish-Convention Center located at 305 North 27th Street, Spearfish, SD 57783  THURSDAY - Zoom Meeting Link https://state-sd.zoom.us/j/93713121496?pwd=THN2QjNTNHpndEk3ZlRSb1g4RStwZz09  or join via conference […]

Hearing on Wyomings triennial review of cougar and wolf hunting rules- July 18-20th (July 19th)

July 18-20th Commission hearing - Hyrid format Wyoming is doing their triennial review/rewrite of their Mt Lion hunting regulations, their  annual review of wolf hunting regulations and also rules on take of non-game wildlife. The mountain lion and wolf and non-game sections will be reviewed on the afternoon of the 19th, maybe starting at 3:40 pm […]

Pennington County continued hearing on the proposed draft Hard Rock Mining Ordinance

Where: Commission Chambers, 130 Kansas City St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA ,  The meeting will likely start at 9 am, but the Draft Hard Rock Mining Ordinance will be  the last item on the agenda & likely won't be reviewed before 10:30 am (please check agenda when it is published). UPDATE FROM July 19th […]

SD Game, Fish & Parks Photo Contest – Summer 2022

July 25th is the deadline for SD Game, Fish and Parks to receive entries in its' "Snap Shot SD" photo contest - summer period. Photographers can enter 3 photos. Details: https://gfp.sd.gov/pages/snapshot-south-dakota/ Hyperlink to submit your photos from: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/974b278e8ae749c3bd6e121781596252 "Deadline to submit photos for the summer period will be July 25. Voting for People's Choice will […]

PHAS July Members Meeting – BHNF Forest Plan Revision Assessments

PHAS July Members Meeting -Thursday, July 28th, 6:30 pm-9 pm Zoom meeting on BHNF Forest Plan Revision Assessments will be held from 6:30 pm to 9 pm, with Lou Conroy of the BHNF as speaker. The Norbeck Society and the Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club will co-sponsor the Zoom meeting with PHAS (Prairie […]

Rapid City Council Meeting August 1 at 6:30 PM – Support Resolution in Opposition to Proposed Mining at Jenny Gulch

Please testify at Rapid City Council Meeting August 1 at 6:30 PM in support of a "Resolution in Opposition to Proposed Mining at Jenny Gulch"  or write/call City Council members. See contact info. of Council members: https://www.rcgov.org/departments/mayor-s-office-city-council/city-council.html Pat.Jones@rcgov.org, Jesse.Ham@rcgov.org, Ritchie.Nordstrom@rcgov.org, Bill.Evans@rcgov.org, Greg.Strommen@rcgov.org, Jason.Salamun@rcgov.org, John.Roberts@rcgov.org, Lance.Lehmann@rcgov.org, Laura.Armstrong@rcgov.org, Pat.Roseland@rcgov.org, mayorsoffice@rcgov.org This  "Resolution in Opposition to Proposed Mining […]

Seeking Public Input on Wolves of Michigan by August 4 and Minnesota by August 8

Go to this link for more info.  https://wiwolvesandwildlife.org/2022/07/27/action-alert-give-your-input-on-minnesota-and-michigan-wolf-plans/ Wolves of Michigan and Minnesota Need Your Voice! The Michigan DNR is requesting public input on a draft of the state’s wolf management plan. The plan was created in 2008 and last updated in 2015, so this is a unique opportunity for advocates to make their voices […]

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