House State Affairs hearing on HB 1071 https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24868 Committee: House State Affairs Room: Room 414 Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Time: 7:45 AM-9:45 AM You can testify remotely if you […]

Black Hills National Forest - Forest Service Advisory Board Meeting is likely to occur on 1/17/24. As the date approaches, please verify that the meeting will occur, - visit BHNF […]

================================ HOUSE BILLS -------------------------------------------------------------HB 1071, Take action - ask your legislator to oppose HB 1071 -  https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24868   - HB 1071  would let the Governor make agreements with the federal government […]

Below find alerts on bills related to environment on the floors (Senate & house) Monday **Senate Bill 14,  Would permit taking of coyotes by invitees of landowner from snowmobiles in […]

SB 14 (expanding conditional hunting of coyotes from snow mobiles) was removed from the Consent Calendar (thanks to Sen. Nesiba) and the Senate floor vote on SB 14 was postponed […]

Objection Deadline Golden Crest Exploratory Drilling Project is Friday, January 26th, 2024, 45 days after it was published in RCJ newspaper on Dec 12th, 2023.  To have legal standing to […]

The first Rapid City Legislative Cracker Barrel is January 27th at Western Dakota Tech, 9 am - 11 am. This is sponsored by Elevate Rapid City. Go to our web […]

 Thursday, February 8, 6:00 public Zoom meeting: Norbeck Society presents Martha Geores: “Community Ownership & Sustaining the Black Hills National Forest” (poster attached to email.  Martha’s book, “Common Ground: The Struggle for Ownership […]

February 16-19th, 2024, Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) This event repeats annually. This next year it is February 16th-19th 2024. In February the world comes together for the love of birds.  https://www.birdcount.org, […]

Foothills Area Hybrid Cracker Barrel, Piedmont, SD, 2/17/2024 When - Saturday, February 17th, 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Where – Piedmont American Legion Post Who - Legislators for Districts 29 […]