This year’s annual GPCN Steering Committee Meeting will take place on June 20-21 at Heartland Ranch in southeastern Colorado. Heartland is a 43,000-acre nature preserve protected by the Southern Plains Land Trust (SPLT). Located 35 miles southwest of Lamar in Bent County, Heartland is home to a growing conservation herd of American bison, as well […]
Documentary shown - "On Common Ground" at the Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, This movie is a screening of a new documentary about regenerative farming. Event presented by Isaak Walton League, supported by Citizen's Climate Lobby, Black Hills Environmental Protection. Social at 6 pm, movie at 7 pm MT. We are not sure how […]
DANR develops an annual ambient air monitoring network plan which is a review of the ambient air monitoring network each year. The 2024 Annual Plan is open for public comment through June 22, 2024. Link to proposed Ambient Air Monitoring Annual plan, https://danr.sd.gov/Environment/AirQuality/AirMonitoring/docs/Annual%20Plan%202024.pdf Link to submit comments https://danr.sd.gov/public/comment.aspx?d_comment=06/22/2024&name=South%20Dakota%27s%202024%20Ambient%20Air%20Monitoring%20Annual%20Plan&pntype=aq_nplan&description=DANR%20develops%20an%20annual%20ambient%20air%20monitoring%20network%20plan%20which%20is%20a%20review%20of%20the%20ambient%20air%20monitoring%20network%20each%20year.%20%20The%202024%20Annual%20Plan%20is%20open%20for%20public%20comment%20through%20June%2022,%202024. We are not sure of the time […]
Quote from DANR public notice: https://danr.sd.gov/Press/docs/publicnotices/MineralsMining/BPMSecurityNOF2.pdf "Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC, 554 US Highway 212, Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717, hereby gives notice that an application for a permit to mine bentonite has been filed with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources for its proposed Security Project. ... The application is available for review […]
There is actually no specific day for the deadline to comment to ND on their furbearer regulations except - "late June", so I just picked June 25th, for late June. The Department sends recommendations to the Governor who issues a proclamation about the hunting seasons in mid July. ND has a 365 day (year long) […]
This is an annual Norbeck Society event - the 15th year it happens. June 29th. 9:30 am Prepare for several hours of easy walking with many stops. Bring your own snacks, lunch, and beverages, sunscreen, good hiking footwear, and plant books. Distance 1 – 5 miles. No dogs please. Dugout Gulch is a Black Hills […]
The Deadline is before July 1st. Norbeck Society friends and members are strongly encouraged to go to Thriving Communities Initiative - Black Hills Area Community Foundation (bhacf.org) and vote for “Beautiful Black Hills” which, if chosen, gives the Norbeck Society an avenue to pursue a grant. The Norbeck Society steering committee has met with the […]
Decision Memo was signed on July 11th, 8 days after close of comment period. file:///Users/mac/Downloads/Decision_Memo_Signed_AntelopeCanyon20240711.pdf Quotes from FS scoping packet: "The Antelope Canyon project area is located approximately 15 miles south of the city of Custer, SD, and 7 miles northwest of Hot Springs, SD. The eastern boundary of the project area borders Wind Cave […]
SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission's July Meeting is in Sioux Falls, Thursday-Friday, July 11-12th, 2024, at Good Earth State Park, Results - Mt Lions: The GFP staff presented the Draft Mt. Lion Action Plan and a powerpoint about their mt. lion public opinion survey. The draft Action Plan did not change the population objective […]
There is a meeting arranged by opponents of F3 Gold Exploration, near Custer SD. The exploration has been approved - the Forest Service issued a Decision Memo to approve exploration, in later June 2024 and the exploration will occur on Forest Service lands The meeting is at 5:30 pm at the Custer Library. We actually […]
