Just before  midnight MT is the legal deadline to send written comments to the SDGFP.  Even though it is illegal when meeting occurs in MT location, SDGFP's Artificial Intelligence may cut off the comment period at midnight CT.  If they don't include your comment sent before midnight 11:59 MT, it is illegal and you can […]

Comment deadline on Spruce project  was extended until Friday, October 06, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MT. This is because the webpage for the project (including the commenting portal) was not working  for part of Friday, all of Saturday and Sunday and part of Monday, when comments were due on Monday the 25th. This was a  nation wide […]

Sunday, October 8, 11:00 a.m. Annual Picnic at Steamboat Rock Picnic Area, Nemo Road (18 miles northwest of Rapid City or 3.4 miles southeast of Nemo). There will be a potluck and the annual report. There is plenty of room to park along the closed gate. Potluck picnic – bring a dish to share and bring a chair. […]

Thursday, October 12, 6:00 p.m. - Norbeck Presents an evening Zoom with National Science Foundation grant recipient Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning, Associate Professor of Biology & Computer Science, Augustana University:  “The Science of Milkweed Hybridization: What happens to genomes and biochemical networks when species hybridize?” Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88173621695?pwd=eVlRZ3lSQ1BhUzVGUmN3akE0bTJ4QT09  

Advisory Board Meeting Forest Service Office – Mystic Ranger District Office 8221Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57702 Likely at 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – October 18th, 2023 We are told that a lady from the Regional office will be there to release the final environmental assessments. This is the step needed before scoping […]

Tentative BME meeting schedule for the remainder of 2023:   October 19, 2023 November 16, 2023 Please check the Boards and Commissions portal a week to 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting to confirm & get exact start & end times.  Here is the link for the BME:

October 21, 2023, 12-5 pm. For guided tours of the facility you need reservations available at the top of each hour (noon to 4 pm) , RSVP to https://www.blackhillsraptorcenter.org/owl-o-ween-celebration/ (Once on-line, you can click on a chosen time frame) Black Hills Raptor Center, 15256 East Hwy 44, Rapid City Enjoy family fun, tour the facility, and meet the avian ambassadors! […]

October 26th is the Comment Deadline - Triple G Placer mining proposal It is a placer mine proposal, one mile southwest of Johnson Siding. It may be within a half mile east of Placerville Camp.    Hand tools will be used and a battery powered recirculating sluice.  Water will be brought from off site, but […]

10/29 is the deadline for written comments to SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission to be received by GFP. In order to be included in the public record and to be considered by the Commission.  Comments must include a full name and city of residence and be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CDT on Sunday October […]

SD Game, Fish and Parks Commission November 2023 meeting will not be held in Rapid City, but has been changed to Madison at the Prairie Shores Resort and Events, Madison, SD.   It will be Thursday Nov 2nd. They will not meet on Friday as originally planned.  It will be hybrid.  Written comments should be […]