Opportunity for public comment would be due on April 27 but that is a Saturday so they are actually on due Monday the 29th: North Sand Vegetation Management: Black Hills National Forest - Projects (usda.gov) https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/246546688222 Map: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/1474922331799 It is in the Bearlodge Ranger District along Sand Creek and near Dugout Gulch. This beautiful area is […]

At the SDGFP Commission meeting on May 2nd, 2024. We submitted 3 petitions for rule making , these were rejected.  Here is an Argus Leader Article about that: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/might-south-dakota-beavers-receive-some-protections/ar-AA1o43Yx We will right more about what other thins  happened later. ================================ SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission's May Meeting was in Custer State Park, Thursday-Friday,  May […]

La Creek National Wildlife Refuge Annual Field trip Every year we  jointly sponsor a field trip to the La Creek National Wildlife Refuge with the Sierra Club on either the first or second Saturday in May. Folks car pool in Rapid City in the early morning of Saturday May 4th from 7:30-8:00 am MT, leaving […]

Comment deadline extended 60 days, on USFWS proposed rule changes to ensure that the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health (BIDEH) of the National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuge System) are maintained, and where appropriate, restored and enhanced, in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997. For more information: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/05/2024-04583/national-wildlife-refuge-system-biological-integrity-diversity-and-environmental-health-extension-of Blog post […]

Deadline to submit Initiative and Constitutional Amendment petitions to SD SOS in Pierre, on May 7th, 5 pm CT. For info: https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/ballot-question-information/default.aspx Potential Ballot Questions 2024: https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/general-information/2024/2024-ballot-questions.aspx

A meeting is scheduled for the SD Water Management Board on 5/8/2024 9:30:00 AM CT. To learn more about past and upcoming meetings please visit the Boards and Commissions Portal -  https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/ For 5/8/24 meeting visit:   https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=106 Agenda - https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/202405Agenda1%20(1).pdf Live audio of the meeting is available at https://www.sd.net

Prairie Hills Audubon Society Board Meetings are normally the second Wednesday of the month in the evening by Zoom.  They tend to start at 6 or 6:30 pm MT.  Exact start time will be chosen closer to the date. They are open to Prairie Hills Audubon Society's members and others by invitation.  Contact Nancy Hilding […]

Thursday, May 9, 6:00: Join Norbeck Society for a Public Zoom meeting. Norbeck Presents an evening with Patricia Kennedy, Jason Bruggeman & David Anderson: “Declining American Goshawk nest site habitat suitability in the Black Hills National Forest.” Their peer-reviewed research was published recently in the Journal of Raptor Research. https://raptorresearchfoundation.org/publications/ You may read the researchers’ […]

Migratory Bird Day - May 11, 2024 This year Migratory Bird Day will be in both the spring and fall - see also October 12th, 2024 This year’s theme is “Protect Insects, Protect Birds.” From the cornucopia of caterpillars that nourish young chicks in the spring to the droves of winged insects that supply valuable […]