The Gulf of Mexico is home to one of the rarest whales on Earth: the Rice’s whale. Found nowhere else in the world, this remarkable species is down to fewer than 100 individuals, with only 51 whales believed to remain in the Gulf. They need strong protections, and they need people like us to speak […]
Deadline to submit written comments to SDGFP Commission July meeting is just before midnight CT the Sunday before the meeting. When a state agency has hearings, the deadline may be 72 hours before the day of the hearing - it depends on the type of board it is. On our Calendar, go to the meeting […]
YOU are invited to a program, sponsored by the Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club, Monday, July 6th. at 6:30 p.m. at the SD GFP's Outdoor Campus - West in Rapid City. Attorney George Nelson will give an update on the Board of Minerals & Environment hearing on uranium exploration proposed for Craven Canyon, ancient […]
COMMENT DEADLINE: Rice's Whale ESA Status Review — July 6, 2026 NMFS has initiated a 5-year ESA status review of the Rice's whale — the world's most endangered great whale, with only ~51 individuals surviving, all in the Gulf of Mexico. This review follows the Trump administration's March 31, 2026 "God Squad" decision exempting all […]
A meeting is scheduled for the Water Management Board on 7/8/2026 9:15:00 AM. Please visit the Boards and Commissions Portal to learn more about past and upcoming meetings! Here is a link to the agenda: https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=106 We are not sure but now-a-days these meetings are normally broadcast on SD Public Broadcasting (see first link). A […]
A meeting is scheduled for the Water Management Board on 7/8/2026 9:15:00 AM. Please visit the Boards and Commissions Portal to learn more about past and upcoming meetings!
SDGFP Commission July meeting 7/9-7//10/26 in Webster and by Zoom https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/schedule/ More information will be available at current meeting overview closer to meeting date https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ Go to our notice of June Commission meeting, if there are any rule finalizations in July those may have been apparent as proposals or petitions for rule making in June […]
COMMENTS ON REVISION OF REGULATIONS FOR GRAZING ADMINISTRATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA; A proposed rule by the Bureau of Land Management, published 5/12/2026 (91 FR 26852) Federal Register announcement - visit this link for details https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09387/revision-of-regulations-for-grazing-administration-exclusive-of-alaska Send your comments on this proposed rule to the Department of the Interior (Department) on or before July 13, […]
Comment Opportunity, quote from FS FS offered about a 20 day comment period on this project. This might be a scoping letter, we are not sure how emergency projects NEPA process works and if commenting on the EA will be allowed.. An Environmental Assessment is expected out in the fall of 2026. "We welcome your comments […]
Deadline for Scoping Comments on APHIS Insecticide Spraying PEIS Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, plans to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to analyze the effects of a program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets from rangeland in seventeen states of the western United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, […]