Deadline for objections to Spruce Project of the Black Hills National Forest. To download documents: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61599 Spruce Vegetation Management Project “A project to treat mixed conifer stands across the Black Hills National Forest System lands with the objective of increasing overall forest resiliency and reducing undesirable fire behavior." "Objections, including attachments, must be addressed […]
Public meeting on Mitchell Dam Project at the Community Center in Hill City, March 13th 6-8pm https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/blackhills/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1166271 The Black Hills National Forest is proposing a project to address the deferred maintenance of the dam at Mitchell Lake, located on Spring Creek just east of Hill City along Highway 16. The project is called the […]
March Forest Service Advisory Board meeting Forest Service Office – Mystic Ranger District Office 8221Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57702 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – March 20, 2024 Time Agenda items include; Legislative Updates – Federal and State Length of Stay on Forest Mitchell Dam Project BHNF Forest Plan Revision For more information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees/?cid=stelprdb5114550 […]
World Water Day's (WWD) 2024’s THEME IS “Water for Peace.” "Water can create peace or spark conflict. When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, tensions can rise between communities and countries." – United Nations March 23 from 1-4 pm (MT) at Aby’s on 406 5th, St. in Rapid […]
March 26th is the deadline for candidates for election to statewide offices, county offices & some municipal and school board elections to submit candidate nominating petitions. Municipalities and school boards can select from 3 options for election dates and thus can have one of three candidate nominating petition submission deadlines. Go to the SD Secretary […]
PHAS's March Members Meeting will be on beaver dam analogs in the Black Hills National Forest. A Black Hills National Forest employees (Melissa Dempsey and Matt Scott) will join us and tell us about volunteer help they need with building beaver dam analogs (imitation beaver dams) in the northern Hills. SD Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) […]
Hearing on Draft Comprehensive Plan for Meade County, Meade County Planning Commission, Monday, April 1st 2024 The Planning Commission Public Hearing is scheduled for: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 3:00pm Meade County Commission Room (1300 Sherman St. Sturgis, SD) (605) 347-3818 Link to download draft plan: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61a79945f91fb63fe590c49d/t/65a1a8fe3c94fc49094d6cc6/1705093383152/Meade+County+Draft+01-11-2024+2.0.pdf Planning Commission 4/1/24 Agenda should be on this […]
April 1st, scoping comments are due for Mitchell Dam project, Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). Scoping deadlines are a little flexible, if you miss the deadline date, you can still send them in late (but do that ASAP). They hope to make a decision by May 1st. The proposed project is to either decommission (remove) […]
SD Game, Fish & Parks Commission's April Meeting is in Pierre, Thursday-Friday, April 4th-5th, 2024, at Matthew Training Center We assume that SDGFP Commission continues in 2024 with its' normal meeting policies from 2023, in which case, folks can testify for 3 minutes at 2 pm CT in person or by Zoom or phone. Visit […]
PHAS can apply for grants to the National Audubon Society for projects ranging in award from $1,000-$15,000 dollars. Projects must meet various terms and goals set by the National Audubon Society. If any one has an ideas for a project they want to volunteer to work on, that needs money...contact a board member of PHAS […]