The 2022 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference will be held on WednesdayApril 27, 2022 at the Monument (formerly “Rushmore Plaza Civic Center”) in RapidCity. This email serves as an abstract call (speakers and posters), vendor call, and fieldtrip leader call for the 2022 conference. Registration information:Registration information will be available in February 2022 at the […]
Thursday, April 28th, 2022 6:30 pm MT - PHAS Zoom Meeting Update on Mining Threats to the Black Hills Lilias Jarding, Ph.D., Executive Director, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance. There has been a lot of new activity around potential large-scale mining in the Black Hills. There have been three new projects just in April! This presentation […]
Izaak Walton League of America’s South Dakota Division’s State Convention Huron Events Center - April 29th – May 1st, 2022 Friday, April 29th 5-8 pm CT Social hour & brief SD IWLA Directors meeting Saturday, April 30th 8 am - 8 pm, CT, 4 presentations on 4 topics, chapter reports, lunch […]
The SD Game, Fish and Parks May Commission Meeting will be both by Zoom and face-to-face at Custer State Park events Barn, Hwy 16 A, Custer, SD . The meeting will be 1 pm-5 pm MT on Thursday May 5th, and 8 am-12 am MT on Friday May 6th, Written comments can be submitted at […]
Saturday May 7th, 2022 – Our annual field trip to Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (near Martin, SD). Sierra Club & PHAS will be a co-sponsors of the field trip. We will meet at the Refuge Headquarter’s building at 10 am MT. CARPOOL RAPID CITY Some will also meet earlier for car-pooling in Rapid City at the East-side Family […]
May 10th, Meade County Commission Meeting - malt beverage license renewals and temporary campground permits. The hearings are expected after 10 am. Motion to set date for Section-line relocation (GFP proposed shooting range), to maybe ?June, 14th?, that discussion is before 10 am. Prairie Hills Audubon Society has opposed selling of alcohol too close to Bear […]
Climate Watch is sponsored by the National Audubon Society (NAS) & will take place this spring: May 15-June 15 Climate Watch takes place during two distinct seasons—winter (January 15-February 15) and summer (May 15-June 15). Like the Christmas bird count this is a chance to help create “citizen science” for birds. Climate Watch focuses on these target species: […]
MAY 20th-22nd, 2022 National Endangered Species Day Chalk Art Contest W/ prizes In honor of Endangered Species Day, the Endangered Species Coalition is holding a nationwide, all-ages chalk art competition that anyone can participate in, from wherever you live. This event will help raise awareness of the importance of endangered wildlife, and the Coalition will […]
Friday, May 20th Endangered Species Day Celebration -, by Zoom at 6:00 pm MT Scroll down for Zoom hyperlink and codes Speakers - 6 pm - Introduction by Sponsors 6:15 pm - Eileen Dowd Stukel - Senior Wildlife Diversity Biologist, SD Game, Fish and Parks - will discuss Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA). RAWA exists now […]
May 23rd is the deadline to Comment on USFWS proposal to list the northern long eared bat as endangered. Link to the Federal Register Notice: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-23/pdf/2022-06168.pdf Link to USFWS press release: https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2022-03/proposal-reclassify-northern-long-eared-bat-endangered Link to 1/28/20 Judges order in a lawsuit, that forced USFWS to reconsider upgrading the bat from threatened to endangered: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/northern_long-eared_bat/pdfs/Northern-Long-eared-Bat-Opinion-and-Order.pdf Center for […]