Data Center Development in Rapid City Wednesday, May 13·6:30 – 8:00pm Minneluzahan Senior Citizen, 315 N 4th St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA notes Hosted by Dakota Rural Action (DRA). Public panel conversation of the impacts of Data Centers on Rapid City. Proposals, potential impacts, and how projects are evaluated. What Does Data Center Development […]
Black Hills Nature Shop Grand Opening & associated events - May 14-16th, Custer, SD, The new Black Hills Nature Shop in Black Hills Parks and Forests Association's Custer headquarters (833 Mt. Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730) opens this Thursday-Satureday , and BHP&FA is marking the occasion with three days of programs: a black-footed ferret talk, […]
COMMENT DEADLINE DEWEY-BURDOCK URANIUM PROJECT - SEND TO BLM YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NEEDED BY Thursday, MAY 14th There is a new opportunity for you to do something to oppose plans to mine radioactive uranium in Custer and Fall River Counties. Public comments on part of the proposed Dewey-Burdock mine are due to the U.S. […]
National Audubon Society's (NAS) Climate Watch Season Help the NAS document effects of climate change on birds, by doing birding using a specific protocol, in a set of fixed locations, on a day between May 15th- and June 15th. Visit NAS web page for details - https://www.audubon.org/community-science/climate-watch
Endangered Species Day is the third Friday in May. Congress designated the day twenty years ago, in 2006.Since 2006, in western SD, we have had a multi-group sponsored Endangered Species Day event, except for the first year of Covid epidemic. This year's event is conducted by Zoom. Here is link to the pre-recorded video of […]
ANNUAL PLANT SHARESATURDAY - MAY 16, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Sponsored by Pennington County Master Gardeners WALTER TAYLOR BUILDING (4-H BUILDING) CENTRAL STATES FAIRGROUND… Walter Taylor Building - Central States Fairground Pennington County Master Gardeners Page Bring potted, labeled plants) to share and receive a coupon for 4 plants to take home. Participants will be […]
Bird Bash at Bear Butte State Park, Sturgis, SD May 16th, 2026 8 am-1 pm Celebrate South Dakota's migratory birds together. All ages and experience levels are welcome. Follow the signs and meet up for a fun filled day! Activities: Scavanger hunt, Bird banding bracelets, Activities for kids, Bird Banding demos, Bird Ambassadors!, Bird Bingo, […]
On May 16th will be a grander Creek Clean up event than normal. There will be a breakfast and/or "Trout not Trash" Beer release at 9 am , Creek Clean Up from 10 am and then beer drinking event again from 12:30 pm on. (We think) We are not sure of the locations or end-time […]
The public hearing about an application to explore underground for uranium in the Black Hills has been rescheduled to May 18 through May 22, 2026. The hearing will take place in Hot Springs at the Mueller Civic Center. It had previously been scheduled for this week (April 13th-17th) but was postponed. Details are posted here https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=67 […]
"Protect the Foothills", evening meeting on mining in Piedmont, Monday, 5/18/26, 6;30 pm, Elk Creek Resort, 8220 Elk Creek Rd. Piedmont 57769 We are not sure who is organizing it - except we are told it is: "the group fighting the mine in Piedmont".. We are not sure how long meeting will run