As a subset of a Meade County Democratic Party meeting on April 20th, Bob Burns (former president of the Norbeck Society and former member of BHNF National Forest Advisory Board) will speak. The topic of Bob’s presentation/discussion will be “Meade County to ask USFS to consider management in Beaver Park.” Beaver Park is one of three Inventoried […]
Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of a prospective lessee agreement between the United States, the State of South Dakota, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, and Agnico Eagle (USA) Limited (collectively “Agnico”), at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site in Lawrence County, South Dakota (Agreement). The agreement provides that […]
On April 22, 2023 from 10am-4pm, the Rapid City Sustainability Committee, Dakota Rural Action, and Western Dakota Technical College will be hosting the 2023 Earth Day Expo and Celebration on the WDTC Campus. They are hosting this event as a part of an international sustainability partnership grant with Rapid City’s Sister City in Apolda, Germany. […]
April 26th, is John James Audubon's birthday. The National Audubon Society and our chapter are named after him. Link to learn about his life: https://www.audubon.org/content/john-james-audubon Link to look at his paintings in his book "Birds of America": https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america
April 26th is the deadline to file as an Intervenor in the Wharf Mine's request to expand its' mining site. Intervention letters need to be sent postmarked April 26th to Wharf's attorney and sent to Roberta Hudson at DANR by midnight, I assume midnight CT. See SD Administrative Rule 74:29:01:18 for process https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/27571. The hearing […]
May 17 is the next Forest Service Advisory Board meeting, assuming they get the meeting notice published in the Federal Register on time. Please verify the meeting before going. Virtual attendance is an option. Meetings are open to the Public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or […]
Public Meeting on the PROPOSED Withdrawal for Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed; South Dakota The USFS and the BLM will hold a joint public meeting on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 4-8 p.m., Mountain Time (MT), at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Conference Hall, 2111 N. LaCrosse Street, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701. For more info.: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/21/2023-05659/notice-of-application-for-withdrawal-and-notification-of-public-meeting-pactola-reservoir-rapid […]
Bear Butte Forum April 29th, 2023, Sturgis Time 8:30 till about noon. It's at the Sturgis Community Center on 1401 Lazelle St in Sturgis, April 29th @ 8:30am It is for for Native Americans concerned about management of Bear Butte State Park to talk with the Bear Butte State Park staff. Non-indigenous folks are also welcome. Bear […]
Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) April monthly meeting 4/30/23 Our meeting for Sunday eve 4/30/23 will be about discussing PHAS current campaigns that are active and what actions need to be taken to move campaign objectives forward. The SD GFP Commission meets in Custer State Park's Event Barn on Thursday and Friday May 4th and […]
The deadline to send written comments to SDGFP Commission for the public record for May meeting -- is Sunday April 30th, just before midnight MT. This is if you post comments to the Commission's public web site. https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ Late comments go into the public record of the next meeting. You can also send comments to […]