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 […]
Monday, August 8th, - deadline for public comments on hunting/fishing and lead use in bullets and tackle on USFWS Wildlife Refuges Quote from above: "An estimated 10 - 20 million birds and other animals die each year from lead poisoning in the US per year. Lead poisoning occurs when animals scavenge on carcasses shot and contaminated […]
Recovering America's wildlife Act would appropriate almost 1.4 billion per year to states and tribes to spend on "at risk wildlife and plants". There are senate (S 2372) and house (HR 2773) bills that have both passed out of committee in 2022. It passed the House. We don't know when Senate floor votes will happen. […]
The Northern Hills District of the US Forest Service has issued a notice that public comment is wanted on a proposed gold exploration project by Solitario Zinc called the Golden Crest Exploration Drilling Project. Solitario Zinc has asked to drill on the National Forest Systems land (NFS) for up to 25 sites on the west side of Spearfish Canyon, a […]
The Northern Hills District of the US Forest Service has issued a notice that public comment is wanted on a proposed gold exploration project by Solitario Zinc called the Golden Crest Exploration Drilling Project. Solitario Zinc has asked to drill on the National Forest Systems land (NFS) for up to 25 sites on the west side of Spearfish Canyon, a […]
John “Coop” Cooper, former cabinet secretary of the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, will speak at a program on pheasant population status hosted by the Black Hills Group of the South Dakota Sierra Club at 6:30 p.m. August 18 at the Outdoor Campus West located on Adventure Trail in Rapid City (SD Game, Fish […]
August 22nd, just before midnight is the deadline to file objections to Final EA and FONSI on Jenny Gulch Mine Exploration Project as Approved by Forest Service. 8/22 is 45 days from July 8th. Objections are due 45 days from July 8th publication in RCJ Jenny Gulch Gold Explore FEA & FONSI issued July 8th Link […]
Special Prairie Hills Audubon Monthly Meeting Sunday August 28,2022 1:00 PM Private tour of Black Hills Raptor Center for our Chapter See the birds up close and personal! Address: 15256 East Highway 44 4 miles past Rapid City Regional Airport, north side of highway. Drive yourself or meet at Knecht’s Ace Hardware parking lot at […]
SD Game Fish & Parks Commission September Meeting (hybrid format) August 31-September 1 Sioux Falls/Zoom Information about meeting will be posted here close to the meeting https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ You can testify in person or by zoom or teleconference on Wednesday, probably at 2 pm CT. There will be a public hearing on proposed rule changes […]