Hearing on Draft Comprehensive Plan for Meade County, Meade County Planning Commission, Monday, April 1st 2024 The Planning Commission Public Hearing is scheduled for: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 3:00pm Meade County Commission Room (1300 Sherman St. Sturgis, SD) (605) 347-3818 Link to download draft plan: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61a79945f91fb63fe590c49d/t/65a1a8fe3c94fc49094d6cc6/1705093383152/Meade+County+Draft+01-11-2024+2.0.pdf Planning Commission 4/1/24  Agenda should be on this […]

April 1st, scoping comments are due  for Mitchell Dam project, Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). Scoping deadlines are a little flexible, if you miss the deadline date, you can still send them in late (but do that ASAP). They hope to make a decision by May 1st. The proposed project is to either decommission (remove) […]

PHAS can apply for grants to the National Audubon Society for projects ranging in award from $1,000-$15,000 dollars. Projects must meet various terms and goals set by the National Audubon Society. If any one has an ideas for a project they want to volunteer to work on, that needs money...contact a board member of PHAS […]

Some municipal and school board elections in SD will occur on this day (4/9/24) others can occur on the primary day in June - first Tuesday after the first Monday (Tuesday 6/4/24)  or on third Tuesday in June (Tuesday 6/18/24).   The cities/school boards have a choice of 3 dates, but most choose the first […]

2024 Western SD Hydrology Conference - Thursday 4/18/24 at the Monument in Rapid City. Contact  Galen Hoogestraat for more information- ghoogest@usgs.gov  - Registration is open for the 2024 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference held April 18, 2024 at the Monument in Rapid City. A preliminary program (agenda)  is.... posted on the conference registration website: REGISTER […]

Comment deadline on Deer, Bobcat and Pheasant Management Action Plans, SDGFP. It says the deadline is April 19th, without a time-of-day note, so we assume that is just before midnight CT on 4/19/24, but we will check with SDGFP to verify that time-of-day end point. Public notice: https://gfp.sd.gov/news/detail/1599/ South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) […]

County Commissioner will have the public hearing on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 10:00am at the Meade County Commission room to consider adoption of the Meade County Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments on the proposed comprehensive plan. Written comments meant for all Commissioners can be sent to rhea crane […]

Oral Arguments before SD Supreme Court on the dispute from local landowners over DANR permitting waste water dumping in French Creek. Case number is - Appeal No. 30495. Oral argument has been set for April 25th at 9:45 a.m. (CT). We are not sure how long the hearing will last. They broadcast live audio of […]

BLM will host 13 public meetings to present information and answer questions on the draft environmental impact statement and proposed alternatives for strengthening conservation of greater sage-grouse on public lands. https://www.blm.gov/announcement/april-2024-blm-hold-virtual-and-person-public-meetings-greater-sage-grouse-management BLM will hold two virtual meetings online on >>>Tuesday, April 9 at 1 p.m. MDT and Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. MDT. Register for one […]

Earth-day Movie - "Purple Mountains" a 53 minute film on "one man's journey to find common ground in the Mountains, one voter at a time"  - for more info: https://www.purplemountainsfilm.com/ Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City Social hour 6-7 pm MT Film starts at 7 pm Sponsored by Citizen's Climate Lobby, several groups & schools will […]

Bear Butte Forum is an annual meeting between SDGFP staff from Bear Butte State Park and Native American folks to discuss the management of the state park. Bear Butte is a sacred site for many Native American Tribes. It will be April 27th, 2024.    Non-native people are welcome to come. It is traditionally held […]

Opportunity for public comment would be due on April 27 but that is a Saturday so they are actually on due Monday the 29th: North Sand Vegetation Management: Black Hills National Forest - Projects (usda.gov) https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/246546688222 Map: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/1474922331799 It is in the Bearlodge Ranger District along Sand Creek and near Dugout Gulch. This beautiful area is […]

La Creek National Wildlife Refuge Annual Field trip Every year we  jointly sponsor a field trip to the La Creek National Wildlife Refuge with the Sierra Club on either the first or second Saturday in May. Folks car pool in Rapid City in the early morning of Saturday May 4th from 7:30-8:00 am MT, leaving […]