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 […]

Results - On Sept 6th,  this  review was continued indefinately. A committee comprised of 6 people from both sides of view might be created to discuss the ordinance.   Review of Draft Hard Rock Mining Ordinance Pennington County Commission is on-going The Pennington County Commission continued the review of the draft ordinance from July 19th […]

SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission will meet in Rapid City on afternoon of Thursday and Friday morning - it will  be at Outdoor Campus West, Visit this web site for details: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/AGenda  They only meet in the Black Hills two  or three times a year.... Normally at CSP in spring and some place in central or […]

Saturday, October 29, 9:30 – 1:00 Forestry Basics – back by popular demand! Field trip with retired BHNF Natural Resource Staff Officer, Dave Mertz  Prairie Hills Audubon Society is again working jointly with The Norbeck Society  and the Sierra Club to sponsor a field trip to learn about Forestry. Terminology and concepts that guide forest […]

SD Game Fish & Parks Commission November Meeting (hybrid format) Thursday, November 3rd @ 12:00 pm MT -  4 pm MT SD Game Fish & Parks Commission November Meeting (hybrid format) At Heartland Energy, Madison | Livestream link https://www.sd.net/ Thursday Zoom Meeting Link https://state-sd.zoom.us/j/93912915359?pwd=RDVwK3B2eEk1b2w1dWxzNEhaNzNBUT09 or join via conference call Dial 1 669 900 9128 - Meeting ID: 939 1291 5359 - Passcode: 9502333 More […]