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 […]
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm 4/2/23 is a leadership meeting with Bonnie Gestring. This is an opportunity for all of us working on mineral withdrawal in BHNF to regroup and share information after the April 26 public meeting -- and to get ready to move into the thick of the comment period. People should come […]
Bonnie Gestring of EarthWorks will speak on Mineral Withdrawal in the evening - * Bonnie Gestring Presentation -- "The Real Deal with Mineral Withdrawals" - 7:00 pm at Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City. Under the 1872 mining law, the Forest Service can't say "no" to a mining proposal unless the area is withdrawn from mineral […]
SD Game Fish and Parks May Commission Meeting Hyrid form - Thursday May 4th, - Friday 5th, 2023 May 4, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. MDT | May 5, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. MDT At the Event Barn, Custer State Park Livestream link https://www.sd.net/ Zoom Meeting Link https://state-sd.zoom.us/j/93912915359?pwd=K2FVZzdQSXJTY0NwWG5mSWpSazUwdz09 To join via conference call, dial 1 669 900 9128 - Meeting ID: 939 1291 5359 - Passcode: 0565645 The Event Barn is […]
Izaak Walton League of America - SD Division State Convention May 5th-7th The meeting will be at the Madison # 16 Chapter House. The address of the Clubhouse is 1001 Territorial Road, Madison, SD. Here is a link to their web page: https://www.madisonizaakwalton.com/, There is a on Friday night dinner and a Saturday lunch, a […]
Black Hills National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management will host a virtual public meeting on Zoom to discuss the requested mineral withdrawal proposal. Time: May 11, 2023 10:00 AM in Mountain Time (US and Canada) Please register at https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-CvrDgpGopi4Wg6kprZZvsRWj1TL_k For more information on withdrawal proposal: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63876&exp=overview Comments are due on June 20th, 2023 and we have […]
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with the new Bird Migration Explorer Thursday, May 11, 2023 10 AM - 11 AM PT / 11 AM-12 PM MT/ 1 PM - 2 PM ET/ Spring migration is fully underway and billions of birds have made or are still making their way to breeding grounds all across the Western Hemisphere. […]
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife & Parks Commission on June 8th at the MFWP headquarters in Helena, with them meeting starting at 8:30 am. The formal comment period is open through May 11 up till just before midnight. However […]
The West River Migration Count, takes place May 12-15, Fri - Mon. This was a national count years ago, and local folks have maintained the long-term count. The following counties participate: Harding, Butte, , Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Custer, and Fall River. If you are interested in counting numbers of birds and species in these areas and have not already visited […]
Webinar on "Environmental Justice and Emerging Contaminants" Presenters: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Rhode Island SRP centers. May 12, 12:00-2:00 p.m. EDT and 10 am - 12 pm MT This is the 3rd webinar of NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) Progress in Research WEBINAR SERIES. The webinars are free […]
May 12th, Comment deadline for scoping on Zeppelin Timber Sale. This Zeppelin timber sale is about 2 miles northwest of Piedmont, 6 miles South of Sturgis, Scoping comments are due May 12th, Friday. Scoping deadlines are a little flexible but best to send in on time. Visit this link for details https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63845
International Migratory Bird Day - is the second Saturday of every May. PHAS will celebrate it with our annual spring field trip to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge on 5/13/23. Link to learn about International Migratory Bird Day http://birdday.org/
Field Trip to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge, May 13th This is an annual event that Prairie Hills Audubon Society and Black Hills Group of Sierra Club sponsor every May - either the first or second weekend in May. This year it is on Saturday the 13th -- second Saturday. Every May, the second Saturday […]
Climate Watch - Spring Season - May 15th-June 15th Climate Watch – The summer and winter seasons repeat each year. Climate Watch is sponsored by the National Audubon Society (NAS) & takes place during two distinct seasons—winter (January 15-February 15) and summer (May 15-June 15). Below is the alert about summer 2023, the latest season . May 15th- […]
2023 Treaty Summit - hosted by Oglala Sioux Tribe's, 5th Member's Office May 17th, 18th & 19th, 9 am-5 pm at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City, SD For more info - 5th Member Justin Pourier - , PH: 605-867-2439 CELL: 605-441-6922 Main Office OST - 605-867-5821
A National Forest Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for May 17th- 1 pm - 4:30 pm at Mystic Ranger District, 8221 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702 Topics on the meeting agenda include Long Eared Bat Listing – Reclassified as Endangered, Black Elk Wilderness Area, Fire Season 2023, and Forest Plan Revision update. Meetings […]
Hearing on Wharf's application to expand their mine. May 18th and 19th - DANR - Foss Building – Matthew Training Center, Pierre, SD, Start Date/Time: 05/18/2023 10:00 AM End Date/Time: 05/19/2023 05:00 PM. Wharf has been in operation since December 1982. Previously it has been granted four additional mining permits to expand its operation: two in […]
Endangered Species Chalk Art Event The competition will take place from Friday, May 19th, 2023 to Sunday, May 21st. Friday, May 19th is Endangered Species Day. People of all ages, identities, and skill levels to participate in this competition. People can create chalk art individually or to collaborate with each other. To be eligible for […]
The SD Ornithologist Union spring meeting will be held near Milbank, SD at "Abby on the Hill" in Marvin, SD. It is on the weekend of 5/19/2023-5/21/2023. The spring SDOU meeting focuses more on field trips. Go to their web site for more details and the schedule:. https://sdou.org/SDOU/NextMeeting.aspx
Endangered Species Commemorative Forever® Stamps First-Day-of-Issue stamp ceremony on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. There will be an event in Wall, SD on Endangered Species Day, May 19th, 2023 to celebrate the issuance of a set of postage stamps featuring a set of endangered species, including the black-footed ferret. It will be sponsored […]
Webinar - Chemical Exposures Across the Life Course, May 19, 12:00-2:00 p.m. EDT or 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. MT Presenters: Duke University, University of Louisville, and Wayne State University SRP centers. The webinars are free and open to the public. You may register through the links below: https://www.clu-in.org/training/webinar/SRPPIR20/ NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) Progress […]
2023 is the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act - which President Nixon signed into law on December 28th of 1973. Endangered Species Day is set by Congress to be the third Friday in May. This our 16th year of having a multi-group sponsored Endangered Species Day Celebration in Rapid City area. This will […]
Tuesday, May 23rd is World Turtle Day Visit Wikipedia former info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle_Day The False Map Turtle is listed as threatened on SD's list of threatened & endangered species: https://www.sdherps.org/species/graptemys_pseudogeographica
2023 NAFWS Great Plains Regional Conference May 24- 25, 2022 in Deadwood, SD The 2023 Great Plains Regional Conference will be held Wednesday ,May 24- Thursday, 25, 2023, in Deadwood, SD at the Deadwood Lodge. May 23rd and 26th are reserved as travel days. Make room reservations as soon as possible to receive a special […]
Rapid City Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will be having a "Save Our Streams Creek Freaks" training this year! The trainings will be for one day and you have an option of going on May 31st or June 1st from 8 am to 4 pm. The event is at SDGFP's Outdoor Campus […]
Bumble Bee Atlas Training at SD Game, Fish & Park's Outdoor Campus West (OCW), Rapid City, SD, May 31st. We actually don't know the start & end time of training on 5/31 - but OCW staff says the sponsors reserved the room from 8 am to 5 pm. Help create a nationwide atlas of bumble […]
ACTION NEEDED - SPRING/SUMMER 2023 Below find a link to a nationwide petition about protecting beavers on federal public (which is the short) and a longer more detailed letter (8 pages) signed by many environmental groups on same topic. Please sign the petition & read the letter. Sign Nationwide Petition on Beaver to […]
National Trails Day is a day set aside to celebrate America’s trail systems and their countless supporters and volunteers. For more information about this national event, visit www.americanhiking.org. Several SD state parks will be hosting trail-related events that day. SD GFP Custer State Park's Little Devils Tower Hike: https://gfp.sd.gov/events/detail/2366/ The Black […]