Deadline to submit applications to serve on the Black Hills Forest Advisory Board The Black Hills National Forest is seeking nominees for the Black Hills Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). Black Hills National Forest is looking for South Dakota residents— including citizens, locally elected officials, Tribal representatives, and special interest group representatives —to serve on […]
Prairie Hills Audubon Society — Action Alert The Roadless Rule Is on the Chopping Block USDA proposes to erase road and logging protections on roughly 45 million acres of national forest — including inventoried roadless areas here on the Black Hills National Forest. THE ORIGINAL COMMENT DEADLINE WAS: Monday, September 21, 2026. It got EXTENDED […]
Deadline for scoping comment on DEIS and rewrite of the Forest Service’s Travel Management Rule Wednesday, September 23 @ 9:50 pm - 9:59 pm Here is a link to our alert on this issue - https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/PHAS_Travel_Management_Rule_Alert_v4.pdf Scroll down for links to pre-fab letters. Quote from the Forest Service at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/recreation/programs/off-highway-vehicle-program. : "The U.S. Forest Service published a notice of […]
"Save Public Lands" Postcard Drive- September 26, 2026 3-6 pm Dakota Point Brewing, Rapid City, Supporting organizations - BH Bike Hub, Black Hills Environmental Coalition and other groups, For info. contact Jeff Anderson at jandy5750@gmail.com
NDN wants your help to protect Craven Canyon, a sacred site< from destruction. Join NDN Wednesday, September 30th at 6 pm MT/7 pm CT for a virtual teach-in. LINK TO REGISTER - https://ndncollective.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n9SehlvST5Gx0fFSC_4C8Q#/registration REGISTER HERE Quote from NDN alert: "FACTS ABOUT THE PROJECT: The Chord Project alone seeks to drill 38 holes up to 750 […]
EPA Public hearing: Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Findings for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants (Day 1 & 2) We think this starts at 9 am on Thursday Oct 1st and lasts till 6:30 EST and starts again on Friday at 9 am and lasts till 4 pm Friday EST. Speaker registration has closed, but you […]
Written comments are due Sunday for the SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission October hybrid meeting 10/8/26-10/9/26 Pierre/Zoom. Details about meeting and agenda, will be printed closer to the date at https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/, but likely times will be Thursday at 1 pm- 5 pm CT and Friday at 8 am till 11 am or so CT. […]
The USDA Forest Service has completed analysis of the Roby Forest Management project. A preliminary Environmental Assessment is now available for review and comment. Comments are due on October 5, 2026. Information may be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/293810. Submit comments by any of the following means: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=293810 U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Roby Project, Hell Canyon Ranger […]
SD's Public Utility Commission's Oct meeting Start Date/Time: 10/06/2026 09:30 AM End Date/Time: 10/06/2026 12:00 PM Time Zone: Central Standard Time Description: Location: Capitol Building – Room 413 Documents: There are no documents for this meeting. Links: Listen Live Agenda Addendum
Complete Repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule Due Date: October 6, 2026 (Extended from September 21) Federal Register Notice: 91 FR 53827 - Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/11/2026-18648/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation Unique Comment Submission Link: Regulations.gov Docket FS-2025-0001 / RIN 0596-AD66 Comments, identified by RIN 0596-AD66, should be sent via one of the following methods: […]