• Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel Feb 14th, 1:30-4:00

    Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel Feb 14th, 1:30-4:00 pm, Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311, 101 Pine St. Piedmont,  Legislators from District 33 and 29 are invited.  Prairie Hills Audubon Society and the American Legion Post 311, are joint sponsors of this event.

  • The draft Elk Management Action Plan can be found online here. Individuals may provide suggestions and comments to be considered in the Elk Management Action Plan by February 17. Written comments must include your full name and city of residence. Comments can be sent to 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, S.D. 57501, or submitted here. If you […]

  • Deadline to comment on SDGFP Draft Elk Plan

    Deadline to comment on SDGFP Draft Elk Plan - midnight CT on Tuesday Feb 17th, 2026. draft Elk plan URL to download https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/ElkActionPlan_2026_JanuaryDRAFT.pdf Comments can be sent to 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, S.D. 57501, or submitted at gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions."

  • Norbeck Society meeting on mushrooms, Rapid City & Zoom

    February 19, 5:30 at the SDGF&P Outdoor Campus West, Alan Carner, Black Hills Mushrooms LLC will be Norbeck Society's  guest presenter: Mushroom Foraging in the Black Hills: Seasonal Macrofungi, Key Edible Species, Rare Fungi & Conservation Notes. Meet and Greet from 5:30 to 6 pm, Speech at 6 pm. Come in person to enjoy the company or watch from home […]

  • Comment deadline SDGFP Wildlife Damage Management (WDM) & Giant Canada Goose Action Plans.

    Below are the deadlines for staff to receive and study your comments as they finalize the document. However all action plans are approved by the SDGFP Commission.  The staff wanted comments by 2/20/26, The Commission wants comments by March 1st midnight CT.  The Commission meets on March 5th-6th, 2026, You can submit written comments for […]

  • Board of Water and Natural Resources, 2.26.2026

    02/26/2026 | Board of Water and Natural Resources Start Date/Time: 02/26/2026 01:30 PM End Date/Time: 02/26/2026 05:00 PM Time Zone: Central Standard Time Description: February Meeting Location: In-Person or On-lLine Documents: Description File Type Upload Date Board Packet Document 2/20/2026 9:27:40 AM Meeting Agenda Agenda 2/20/2026 9:27:56 AM Online Attendance Instructions Document 2/20/2026 9:28:13 AM […]

  • PHAS working meeting on the Nest Predator Bounty Program – by Zoom Feb 26th eve

    PHAS working meeting on the Nest Predator Bounty Program (NPBP)  - by Zoom Feb 26th eve at 6:30pm MT PHAS will host a discussion meeting, to review the Legislative attempt to kill the NPBP in 2026, the suggestions of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, upcoming meeting of the SDGFP Commission meeting on 3/5-6/26 […]

  • SDGFP Commission March meeting -Written Comment deadline for March 5-6th

    SDGFP Commission March meeting -Written Comment deadline for March 5-6th When closer to the date of March 5-6th,  visit this link to get the  agenda and zoom links:  https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ . Agenda was published on the Friday, 6 days before the meeting.  The written comment deadline is just before midnight Central Time on Sunday night March […]

  • BHs Group of Sierra Club monthly meeting on importance of fire in BHs

    The Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club will sponsor an informational program on Monday, March 2nd. at 7:00 p.m. at the Outdoor Campus - West in Rapid City.  Chris Stover, who recently retired from a career with the U.S. Forest Service, will lead a discussion on the topic: "Why is Fire important to the Black Hills?" The program is free […]

  • SD Grassland Summit – SD Grasslands Initiative March 3rd-4th,Mitchell

    SD Grassland Summit - SD Grasslands Initiative March 3rd-4th, Registration cost is $75, payment due Feb 24th, 2026. It is at the Highland Center, in Mitchell SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Tuesday, March 3 Time Session Details 8:00 – 9:15 Registration 9:30 – 10:25 Welcome & Looking Back at Two Years of Impact The opening session will […]