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 […]
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 -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 […]
Custer, SD, June 17, 2022 - The Black Hills National Forest is seeking public comment on the Forest Plan Revision Draft Assessments.Black Hills National Forest officials initiated the process to revise the current Land and Resource Management plan in October 2021, otherwise referred to as the Forest Plan. Forest Plans guide all resource management actions […]
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 […]
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 […]