Audubon invites photographers and videographers to submit to the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards, open for entries from January 11, 2023, until March 1, 2023, at 12 p.m. (noon) ET. Judges will award eight prizes to photographers and videographers: the Grand Prize, Professional Prize, Amateur Prize, Youth Prize, Plants for Birds Prize, Fisher Prize, Female Bird […]
SDGFP Commission meeting will be in Pierre & likely be hybrid with Zoom option. . Details will be posted to "Current Meeting" web page when it is closer to meeting date. Before that the page still has January meeting info. on it. Usually those January proposals or petitions that were given the OK, move forward […]
2023 Black Hills Area Botany & Ecology Workshop will be March 10 at Outdoor Campus West, Rapid City. Zoom link https://tnc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdemtpzwpGNR80xThZtSl3LPTXGElCrN1 Amy at asymstad@usgs.gov sets this up. If you haven't registered yet and you want to attend, you are encouraged to do so, as it will allow you access to attend via Zoom, just […]
The March meeting of the Black Hills National Forest Advisory Meeting will happen but only as an informal gathering, as the Federal Register Notice of the meeting was not posted. It will be March 15th, 2023. The February meeting was cancelled as the Federal Register Notice was not posted. Normally they start at 1:00 pm […]
World Water Day, Saturday, March 25th, Rapid City Abys 406 5th St. Rapid City, SD Black Hills Clean Water Alliance will be updating folks on the event, which will include prayer walk, speakers & a silent Auction. For info: https://bhcleanwateralliance.org/wwd23/?emci=9c5658cb-e0b6-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&emdi=5d9bf747-63b8-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&ceid=8015504 If you would like to learn more about how you can help, please email edbhcwa@gmail.com
This meeting will have as speakers Mary Zimmerman (volunteer from Norbeck Society) and Dave Mertz (retired forester, previously of BHNF). In mid March the speakers traveled to Washington DC to lobby for a few days on forest related issues. They will be reporting on their trip and discussing the dramatic over-cutting of the BHNF and […]
The draft environmental assessment (EA) for the Chimera Fuels Reduction Project (Chimera Project) is available for review and comment. It is located east of Lead/Deadwood, SD and south of Sturgis, SD, encompassing the Boulder Canyon, Galena, and Vanocker Canyon areas. The draft EA is available for review by visiting the project website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61689. The Forest […]
SD Ornithologist Union (SDOU) field trip at one of the Outdoor Campuses led by Chris Anderson. > canderson1@sio.midco.net, 605-254-2550 There are 2 Outdoor Campuses in SD -- one in the East (Sioux Fall) and the West (Rapid City) and the SDOU announcement did not specific which Campus. Chris Anderson lives in Sioux Falls and has clarified […]
Comments due to SDGFP on Draft Prairie Grouse Management Plan April 10th The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is seeking comments on the draft “Prairie Grouse Action Plan for South Dakota, 2023-2027.”All individuals interested in prairie grouse management in South Dakota may provide suggestions and comments on the revised plan in its […]
Newark Exploration Project The comment deadline has been extended.While the district will consider scoping comments at any time, they will be most helpful if submitted by April 10, 2023. This is a mine exploratory drilling project on Forest Service (FS) land in Custer County. Suggested deadline for the FS receipt of scoping letters was March […]