Climate Watch's Winter Season is Jan. 15th-February 15th. This is a National Audubon Society community science project where birders adopt a square and bird in it and send reports to the National Audubon Society. It is designed to collect data on climate change's impacts to certain birds. It happens twice a year in the winter […]
Webinar on Keystone Effects of Prairie Dog Ecosystem on Grassland Birds at 12 pm MST For info on webinar: https://plainsconservation.org/keystone-effects-of-prairie-dogs-on-grassland-birds-current-knowledge-and-future-directions/ "Keystone species are central to the ecology and conservation of grassland birds. But although the role of fire and bison has been well-studied, less is known about how prairie dogs affect grassland birds. In this […]
Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) Our members Zoom Meeting January 2025 Wednesday, January 29th, 6:30 pm MT Joshua Lefers and other Audubon Great Plains staff will be talking about National Audubon Society's programs in SD, ND and NE. The Audubon Great Plains staff will update us on National Audubon Society’s (NAS) "working lands” program and National […]
Great Backyard Bird Count 2025, Feb. 14th-17th, 2025. Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 14–17, 2025. Identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings, which can be done digitally. For details visit: https://www.birdcount.org/ There are some community […]
Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel will be Saturday, February 15th, 2025 from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. It will be a hybrid meeting and a Zoom link offered. This event is co-sponsored by Prairie Hills Audubon Society, Rapid City Chapter of Dakota Rural Action and the Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311. Legislators from District […]
Norbeck Society meeting - topic: “ Providing for Birds & Conserving Biodiversity” on Thursday 2/20/25, 5:50 pm MT Jayden Gunn, Central NSW Woodland Birds Project Coordinator, BirdLife Australia will gives the talk This is a hybrid meeting: in person or zoom (link below)! Please join the Norbeck Society for an evening with Jayden Gunn […]
Deadline for Comments on the North Sand Vegetation Management Preliminary EA - BHNF - 2/20/25 This is located six to ten miles south of Beulah, Wyoming. It is north of the Sand Creek Roadless Area in the Bearlodge Ranger District. For more information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/blackhills/?project=65540 Additional informa-tion regarding this proposedaction can be obtained fromElizabeth Krueger, ResourcePlanner, at […]
Scoping Comment Deadline Sawbuck Forest Management Project- BHNF - 2/20/25 The Sawbuck Forest Management Project area lies approximately 13 miles west of Hill City, South Dakota. The proposed vegetation management surrounds Pe' Sla. The FS is proposing conifer thinning, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, planting efforts, as well as enhancements to watersheds, riparian areas, and wildlife […]