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SUMMARY:National Audubon  Society's Annual Photo Contest Entry Period
DESCRIPTION:Audubon’s Annual Photo Contest Entry Period (recycles every year)\nThis event  recycles every year\, in a similar time frame & mode.  – you were able to submit  photos/videos between January 10th\, 2024 at 12 pm-February 28th\, 2024 at 12 pm. https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/audubon-photography-awards-2024-official-rules \nJudges  awarded eight prizes to photographers and videographers in 2023: the Grand Prize\, Professional Prize\, Amateur Prize\, Youth Prize\, Plants for Birds Prize\, Fisher Prize\, Female Bird Prize\, and Video Prize. \nPrizes included in 2024:\nGrand Prize: $5\,000 USD\nProfessional Prize: $2\,500 USD\nAmateur Prize: $2\,500 USD\nPlants for Birds Prize: $2\,500 USD\nVideo Prize: $2\,500 USD\nFemale Bird Prize: $1\,000 USD \nBirds in Landscape: $1\,000 USD\nFisher Prize: $1\,000 USD\nYouth Prize: Six days at Audubon’s Hog Island Audubon Camp for Teens during the 2024 season \nPrevious Years winners \nThere are some very nice photos to look at. \nThe winning photos were already sent out in Audubon’s magazine \nhttps://www.audubon.org/section/audubon-photography-awards \n2023 winners \nhttps://www.audubon.org/news/2023-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and-honorable-mentions \n2022 winners \nhttps://www.audubon.org/news/the-2022-audubon-photography-awards-top-100 \n2021 winners \nhttps://www.audubon.org/news/the-2021-audubon-photography-awards-top-100 \n2020 winners\nhttps://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2020/the-2020-audubon-photography-awards-winners \n2019-2017 winners \nhttps://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2019/the-2019-audubon-photography-awards-top-100 \nhttps://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2018/the-2018-audubon-photography-awards-top-100 \nhttps://www.audubon.org/news/the-2017-audubon-photography-awards-top-100 \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/national-audubon-societys-annual-photo-contest-entry-period/
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SUMMARY:Climate Watch Winter Season - January 15th-February 15th
DESCRIPTION:Climate Watch Winter Season – January 15th-February 15th \nClimate Watch – The summer and winter seasons repeat each year.\nClimate 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 for any season (winter or summer) . \nLike the Christmas bird count this is a chance to help create “citizen science” for birds. Climate Watch focuses on these target species: Eastern Bluebird\, Mountain Bluebird\, Western Bluebird\, White-breasted Nuthatch\, Red-breasted Nuthatch\, Brown-headed Nuthatch\, Pygmy Nuthatch\, American Goldfinch\, Lesser Goldfinch\, Painted Bunting\, Eastern Towhee\, and Spotted Towhee. \nThese birds are easy to identify\, have an enthusiastic constituency\, and Audubon’s climate models for these species offer strong predictions for range shifts for us to test. In future years\, Climate Watch may include additional target species threatened by climate change. We believe that western bluebird and painted bunting are not normally in SD. All the other birds occur in all or parts of SD. \nVisit this page to see where these birds are in SD\, and which are near you: \nhttps://www.sdakotabirds.com/species_main.htm\nLocation Climate Watch focuses on areas of predicted change for these 12 species at each location across the continent. Audubon provides volunteers with online mapping tools with a grid of 10 km x 10 km squares showing species-specific predictions for each square based on the climate models. A Climate Watch Coordinator can help select your location and survey square. If you are participating on your own\, use the online maps to decide in which square to do your surveys. You will be able to see which squares are already “claimed”. \nHow to count Volunteers should first make sure to read through all of the materials including the full protocol manual. The Climate Watch protocol is different than any other birding program. Then using the planning done with the online maps\, volunteers survey appropriate habitat for the target species within a square and conduct 12 point counts of five minutes each within one morning\, then record the number and species of all birds seen or heard within 100 meters. Participants send the data to the National Audubon Society. \nHow data will be used  Audubon’s 2019 climate change report\, ‘Survival By Degrees\, – https://www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees – reveals that up to two-thirds of North American birds are vulnerable to extinction due to climate change. For example\, the beautiful Mountain Bluebird is vulnerable because in the vast majority of its summer range\, the climate conditions that this bird needs—temperature\, amount of rainfall\, and other environmental factors—will shift northward and eastward. This bird may be able to move into new areas over time\, or it may struggle to adapt. To test the report’s predictions\, Audubon has developed Climate Watch\, which aims to document species’ responses to climate change and test Audubon’s climate models by having volunteers in the field look for birds where Audubon’s climate models predict they will be in the 2020s. This information helps Audubon target our conservation work to protect birds. See the Climate Watch results page here to see our early reports and results from the data received by Climate Watch volunteers so far! \nLink to the Climate-watch program on the National Audubon Society web page \nhttps://www.audubon.org/conservation/climate-watch \nClimate watch instructions for participants \nhttps://www.audubon.org/news/participant-resources-climate-watch\nClimate watch for beginners webinar\, – this has much of the same info as our November meeting \nhttps://audubon.zoom.us/rec/share/xe9NAZTe6WVOf7fz2kbRAYAQMI66eaa8hCFL_fNZn0k3a8uNjHkvp4-EZzq7vlq_?startTime=1588186808000
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/climate-watch-winter-season-january-15th-february-15th/
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SUMMARY:Norbeck Society November Meeting
DESCRIPTION: Thursday\, February 8\, 6:00 public Zoom meeting: Norbeck Society presents Martha Geores: “Community Ownership & Sustaining the Black Hills National Forest” (poster attached to email.  Martha’s book\, “Common Ground: The Struggle for Ownership of the Black Hills National Forest” is available at the RC Library – 2 copies) \nZoom link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88173621695?pwd=eVlRZ3lSQ1BhUzVGUmN3akE0bTJ4QT09 \n 
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/norbeck-society-november-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Great Back Yard Bird Count
DESCRIPTION:February 16-19th\, 2024\, Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)\nThis event repeats annually. This next year it is February 16th-19th 2024. In February the world comes together for the love of birds.  https://www.birdcount.org\,    or https://www.audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count \nThe Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free\, fun\, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org. Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count\, from beginning bird watchers to experts\, and you can participate from your backyard\, or anywhere in the world.
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/back-yard-bird-count/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240217T133000
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SUMMARY:Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel Feb. 17th\, 2024\, 1:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:Foothills Area Hybrid Cracker Barrel\, \nPiedmont\, SD\, 2/17/2024 \nWhen – Saturday\, February 17th\, \n1:30 pm – 4:00 pm \nWhere – Piedmont American Legion Post \nWho – Legislators for Districts 29 and 33 have been invited. \nWhat is a Cracker Barrel? – It’s a moderated question and answer session where the public can ask their elected representative questions about the legislature. This will be a two-hour program with a 20-25 minute break (with snacks) in the middle. Bob Burns will moderate. \nCome join us and find out what’s happening in Pierre\, meet your representatives and some of your neighbors. The invited legislators are those who represent the towns of Southern Meade County: Black Hawk\, Summerset\, Piedmont and Box Elder\, as well as other parts of Pennington and Meade County. This is the fourteenth Cracker Barrel for our “Foothills” communities. \nThis will be a hybrid meeting – the Cracker Barrel can be attended in person at the Piedmont Legion or via Zoom. \nZoom Meeting ID: 844 3405 2247\, Passcode: 067083\nLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84434052247?pwd=SklyMWUxZjhYWkpCS0wwb0E1eUp5dz09\nOne tap mobile: +17193594580\,\,84434052247#\,\,\,\,*067083# US \nUS Telephone  numbers are +1 253 205 0468 or +1 253 215 8782 or  +1 346 248 7799 or https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbnEdey6m \nThe Legion’s Post is located at 101 Pine Street and is at the intersection of Pine and Sturgis Road (North First St). It is on the southeast side of the town of Piedmont\, travel about a half mile northwest of exit 46 (Elk Creek Rd Exit) on Sturgis Rd. \nHere is a link to a Facebook event notice for this Cracker Barrel: https://fb.me/e/eTamfLTfO \nContact information for the Cracker Barrel Sponsors: \nPrairie Hills Audubon Society\, Nancy Hilding\, (605)-787-6466 or 787-2806 (cell)\, phas.wsd@rapidnet.com\, http://www.phas-wsd.org \nBlack Hills Chapter – Dakota Rural Action\, Frank James\,  (605) 697-5204 ext 240\, fejames@dakotarural.org \nPiedmont Valley American Legion Post 311\, Kim Anderson\, (605) 787-5886\, kim.ander311@gmail.com \nFoothills Kiwanis\, Sharon Wilson\, 605-390-5919\, sharwils1@rap.midco.net
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/piedmont-foothills-area-legislative-cracker-barrel-feb-17th-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240222T180000
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SUMMARY:SD Sierra Club Lobbyist Reports on Legislature at Zoom meeting
DESCRIPTION:SD Sierra Club Lobbyist  (Guy Larson) will report on 2024 legislature at a  Zoom meeting. \nThursday evening\, Feb. 22\, at 7:00 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain. \n  \nYou have to e-mail him for a link: \n whiterabbetguy@gmail.com
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/sd-sierra-club-lobbyist-reports-on-legislature-at-zoom-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240226T183000
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SUMMARY:PHAS February Member's meeting - National Audubon Society reports on their activities in SD\, ND & NE
DESCRIPTION:PHAS February Member’s meeting – National Audubon Society staff reports on their activities in SD\, ND & NE \nMonday\, February 26th\, 6:30-9:00 by Zoom.  (Scroll down for Zoom details). \n  \nAudubon Great Plains (AGP) staff will join PHAS to update the group on AGP conservation programs across the three states of South Dakota\, North Dakota and Nebraska\, including working lands programs like Audubon Conservation Ranching and Conservation Forage Program\, community conservation projects\, and engagement and outreach efforts. Josh Lefers\, Director of Conservation\, and Meghan Carter-Johnson\, Senior Coordinator of Engagement\, will be on the Zoom call as speakers. \nTopic: PHAS monthly meetings  (February 26th\, 2024\, 6:30-9:00)\nTime: This is a recurring meeting (we use these codes at all PHAS member’s monthly meetings)\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920233?pwd=QmxYUDMvMGRrNW9yRmVON3VPU0dRZz09\n\nMeeting ID: 854 3392 0233\nPasscode: 534620\n\n—\n\nOne tap mobile\n+16694449171\,\,85433920233#\,\,\,\,*534620# US\n+16699006833\,\,85433920233#\,\,\,\,*534620# US (San Jose)\n\n—\n\nDial by your location\n• +1 669 444 9171 US\n• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n• +1 719 359 4580 US\n• +1 253 205 0468 US\n• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n• +1 689 278 1000 US\n• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n• +1 305 224 1968 US\n• +1 309 205 3325 US\n• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n• +1 360 209 5623 US\n• +1 386 347 5053 US\n• +1 507 473 4847 US\n• +1 564 217 2000 US\n• +1 646 931 3860 US\n\nMeeting ID: 854 3392 0233\nPasscode: 534620\n\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbb9dO0PBV
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/phas-february-members-meeting-national-audubon-society-reports-on-their-activities-in-sd-nd-ne/
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SUMMARY:Hearing on Uranium exploitation policies with Indigenous people Inter-American Commission on Human Rights\,
DESCRIPTION:IACHR GRANTS THEMATIC HEARING ON IMPACTS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ HUMAN RIGHTS FROM URANIUM EXPLOITATION \nHistoric Hearing to be Held in Washington\, D.C. \nWeds\, Feb. 28th at 11am EST/9am MST \n What: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Thematic Hearing \nWhere: IACHR/OAS\, 1889 F St. N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. 20006 \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 28\, 2024 at 11am EST/9am MST \nWho: Members of the Navajo Nation\, Ute Nation and Oglala Lakota Nation will testify \nWhy: Impacts of Uranium Exploitation on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States \nHow to attend: In-person at IACHR/Organization of American States (OAS) located at 1889 F St. N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. 20006 or watch online \non IACHR’s website https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/sessions/?S=189 \nor on the IACHR YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@comisionIDH \nAdditional Background Information from Media Advisory: \n“In a decision that coincides with a disturbing uptick in uranium development activity\,the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has agreed to hold a “thematic” hearing on how U.S. uranium exploitation policies have resulted in human rights abuses in Indigenous communities across the country. \nAs the United States doubles down on the misguided notion that nuclear power is a solution to the climate crisis\, the uranium development industry is beginning to benefit from generous taxpayer giveaways to the nuclear industry as a whole.  Subsidies from the Biden administration have spurred uranium mining production to restart in at least 3 mines in the last few months\, in Utah\, Wyoming\, and in Arizona near the Grand Canyon. As has been the case since the dawn of the Atomic Age\, the impacts of uranium mining are largely left out of the debate over nuclear power. \nThe thematic hearing will allow Native communities who have lived for generations with the waste from historic uranium mining and milling to hold U.S. government officials to account in a public forum for the government’s failure to address waste from uranium development in any meaningful way. “ \nTonia Stands from Rapid City and an Oglala Lakota community member will speak at this hearing. \nThe media advisory did not tell us  how long the meeting will last so we guessed at the end time of 5 pm
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/hearing-on-uranium-exploitation-policies-with-indigenous-people-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights/
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SUMMARY:Comments due on the Bluelead Vegetation Management Project Black Hills National Forest
DESCRIPTION:Scoping comments  are due on Feb 28th\, 11;59 pm on the Bluelead Vegetation Management Project\, Mystic Ranger District\,  Black Hills National Forest\, for details and map visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/blackhills/?project=65527
URL:https://phas-wsd.org/event/comments-due-on-the-bluelead-vegetation-project-black-hills-national-forest/
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