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 …

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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 Under the 1872 mining law, the Forest Service can't say "no" to a mining proposal unless the area is withdrawn from mineral …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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