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- […]
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 […]
PHAS networking meeting on predators & "varmints" in SD & nearby states/provinces. at 6 pm MT 6/4/23 This meeting is by Zoom & is a working strategy meeting where attendees discuss tasks, goals & objectives to create change in management of predators & "varmints". There are no formal presentations likely. People can bring up predators […]
Submit written comments on-line before Sunday night at midnight CT When the Commission has public hearings on Thursdays (which they normally do) the deadline to submit written comments is Sunday at midnight of the time zone of the meeting. Go to the our alert on the June meetings for details - https://phas-wsd.org/event/sd-game-fish-and-parks-commission-meeting-june-2023/ Written comments can […]
Topic: PHAS June monthly meeting - Lilias Jarding of Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, speaks on "Protecting Water in the Black Hills from Mining: Success Stories." Time: Monday, June 5th, 6:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920233?pwd=QmxYUDMvMGRrNW9yRmVON3VPU0dRZz09 Meeting ID: 854 3392 0233 Passcode: 534620 One tap mobile +16694449171,,85433920233#,,,,*534620# US +16699006833,,85433920233#,,,,*534620# US (San Jose) Dial by your […]
IAC Great Plains Regional Summit JUNE 6 - 7 | Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Pierre, SD We haven't seen the agenda, so we don't know the actual start and end times on each day. Informational sessions for Native American producers and Tribal entities in the Great Plains Region TOPICS: USDA programs available to tribal entities and […]
Comment Deadline to DANR on BHNF Beaver Dam Analog project. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has received an application for a Water Resource Enhancement or Restoration Project approval, pursuant to Administrative Rules of South Dakota 74:51:01:60. The Black Hills National Forest is proposing to increase aquatic and riparian habitat along Silver Creek and […]
Deadline for written comments to NE Game and Parks Commission that are proposed for the NE cougar and otter seasons. For more information contact Sheri Henderson at 402-471-5539 or sheri.henderson@nebraska.gov, Written comment deadline is received at 1 pm CT June 7th and you can send comments to Sheri Henderson's e-mail (sheri.henderson@nebraska.gov). Go to our posting […]
June 7th 2023 - just before midnight is the suggested deadline for scoping comments. This project is near Newcastle & Jewel Cave. A Wildfire Resilience Categorical Exclusion & Decision Memo are expected. For info.: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/blackhills/?project=64158 The preferred method to submit comments is via email at comments-rocky-mountain-black-hills-hell canyon@usda.gov .Please use "lost"in the subject line.
SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission Meeting at Good Earth State Park- June 8th-9th 2023 The SDGFP Commission meeting will be a hybrid meeting held in Sioux Falls and on Zoom, More information about the meeting including the agenda & proposals/petitions has been posted here: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ The agenda: https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/June_2023_Agenda_(Public_Copy).pdf Rules for river otter hunting/trapping, […]
UPDATE - In Montana, the commission authorized a 40% cut in lion populations over 6 years in one large area, and significant reductions elsewhere. The long timeline means there’s an opportunity to revisit this decision in coming years, but they seem firmly committed to reducing populations. The 40% reduction means nearly doubling quotas (86% […]
Comments on Draft EA are due by June 8, 2023 11:59 PM MST Solitario Zinc, a Colorado company, has proposed their Golden Crest Exploration Drilling Project, located along the west side of Spearfish Canyon from well south of Cheyenne Crossing to north of Bridal Veil Falls. This project includes up to 25 core drilling sites […]
Alert on mountain lions and otters MOUNTAIN LIONS UPDATE: NGP Commission passed the proposed cougar hunting rule changes. https://kearneyhub.com/news/expanded-mountain-lion-season-approved-in-nebraska/article_f2a3e344-06ff-11ee-80aa-4737c86f0c64.html) ============= Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting at Alma, Nebraska on June 9th, will consider the annual changes to the Nebraska Mountain Lion Season (Title: 163 Chapter(s): 004 Section(s): 037). The hearing […]
BIRDING TOURS IN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (BCR) to get to know the winged wonders that share our home. BCR will explore a different areas of the Panhandle from April to November, covering many habitats with a chance to discover new birds each time. This program is intended for anyone interested in birding; […]
Scoping deadline for beaver dam analog project BHNF - Silver Creek is June 10th (or 12th). PHAS supports this project - beaver dam analogs, mimic beaver dams and help to retain surface and ground water, store carbon, clean water and provide for aquatic and terrestrial habitat for other species, especially birds. They can result in […]
Midnight on June 12th, is the suggested scoping comment deadline for the Pactola Lake Aquatic Habitat Improvement Project of the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) - visit https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/210766728183 https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/1229845811526
As the scoping letter's deadline of - 30 days after May 11th - fell on a Saturday, the deadline for sending scoping comments on this project is likely Monday. This is due to Forest Service normal day-counting rules that skip over holidays & weekends. Go to our alert on June 10th to read about the […]
This deadline has been extended to July 5th - go to July 5th event posting for update The proposed rule was originally published in the federal register on April 3rd . BLM seeks to gather input about important ways it should balance its mission to focus on cultural lands protection, conservation, recreation, wildlife, and climate […]
June 14th is the June Forest Service Advisory Board meeting. Meetings are open to the Public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing by at least three days before the meeting, to be […]
Pennington County Commission at their meeting on June 20th - UPDATE: We thought the county would vote on a resolution to support the BHNF & BLM proposed mineral withdrawal around Pactola Lake & the entire drainage. However at the meeting they have proposed both a neutral and opposition resolution (opposing the withdrawal). The motion to […]
The deadline has been extended to July 5th- Press release on extension: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-extends-comment-period-proposed-public-lands-rule BLM EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED PUBLIC LANDS RULE WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period for the Public Lands Rule by 15 days. This brings the time collecting public feedback on the proposed rule to a total of 90 […]
June 20th is the deadline submit comments on the proposed mineral withdrawal. Mining is allowed on all Forest Service lands under the 1872 Mining Act unless land is withdrawn from mineral entry. Mining exploration & claims in the Rapid Creek drainage threaten Rapid City's & Ellsworth's water. The administration is initiating consideration of a 20-year […]
Deadline to Comment on Wharf's Surface Water Discharge Permit to SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR). The renewal of the Surface Water Discharge permit will allow the discharge of pollutants from Wharf Resources mining operation. Discharges from this facility could enter a number of receiving waters near the mine. PHAS is concerned about SD DANR using out-dated […]