Comments due on Sawbuck Timber Sale EA, Friday October 17th The Mystic District of the Black Hills National Forest has released the preliminary environmental assessment (EA) for the Sawbuck Forest Management Project. Documents can be found at the following web address: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67518. The District says: "We are proposing conifer thinning, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, […]
"No Kings II" protests in Black Hills Area No Kings II - Morning October 18 @ 11:30 am-1 pm Spearfish SD, United States North Main Street & West Jackson Street Spearfish, SD 57783 =============================== No Kings II - Midday October 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm UTC-6 Rapid City, SD, United StatesCity Hall 300 6th St, Quote from […]
Prairie Hills Audubon Society Objects to the House “Fix Our Forests Act” (H.R. 8446). CHAT GTP prepared the below report for us: None of our Senators are on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but Thune is head of the Senate. https://www.energy.senate.gov/ The “Fix Our Forests Act” (H.R. 8446) passed the U.S. House of Representatives in […]
Chad Hanson of the John Muir Project will be speaking on fire in forest - on the FOREST FIRE ECOLOGY, Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) and the Norbeck Society are sponsors and it is on the evening of Wednesday, Oct 22nd 6:30 MT by Zoom. The public is invited to the meeting. . Zoom codes & phone options […]
Join the Black Hills Raptor Center (BHRC) in celebrating “Owl”-O-Ween on Saturday, October 25 noon- 5 pm, at the Black Hills Raptor Center facility, 15256 EAST Hwy 44, Rapid City. Families are invited to make a reservation and explore the world of owls and other raptors. Black Hills Raptor Center volunteers will be at the […]
It is a review at the Pennington County Planning Commission of an amendment to the Alternative Energy Ordinance. The Commission meeting starts at 9 am, we are not sure when it will end. The Ordinance is item # 17 on the Agenda, so likely not heard promptly at 9 am. Check with staff for an […]
Deadline to submit written comments to the SDGFP Commission for receipt before their November meeting, is 11:59 MT on Sunday night. Submit on web page: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ting Go to Current meeting overview web page, on the Friday before the weekend of Nov 1-2 to get a copy of the Agenda and Commission Book, if they are […]
Meade County Planning Commission meeting Meade County offices, 1300 Sherman Street, Sturgis, SD The meeting starts at 1 pm on Monday. The public comment period happens very close to the start of the meeting. We are not sure when the meet ends. We have heard rumors that the - pending limestone mine already licensed by […]
PHAS Monday night dinner meet - 11/3/2025 at Hana's Japanese/Korean Restaurant, Rapid City Monday eve meal, November 3rd, 2025 PHAS is having a social get-together. We will meet & eat together after 5:30 pm at Hana’s Japanese/Korean Grill & Sushi Bar, 3550 Sturgis Rd, NE of intersection with West Chicago. We will be using the back […]
Consideration of Alternative Energy Amendment to Pennington's existing Ordinance . Draft Ordinance changes will have first of two readings before Pennington County Commission on the 4th of November.. For details see alert o the historic Planning Commission meeting Monday, Oct 27th on this calendar. We have been told the draft Ordinance did not change […]