Presentation on America’s Public Lands, Joy Center, Spearfish, 9/29/25 September 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation – “The History & Future of America’s Public Land”, by presenter Walt Dabney. In Spearfish, SD on the evening of Monday, September 29th, 2025 Walt is a retired National Park Service Superintendent and Director of Texas State Parks. He […]
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Presentation - "The History & Future of America's Public Land", by presenter Walt Dabney. At Journey in Rapid City, SD on the evening of Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Walt is a retired National Park Service Superintendent and Director of Texas State Parks. He has a very strong base of knowledge, huge "street cred", and is […] |
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WATER MANAGEMENT BOARD Meeting on October 1, 2025 Floyd Matthew Training Center Joe Foss Bldg., 523 E Capitol Ave, Pierre SD 9:30AM Call to Order For details visit: https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=106 Agenda - https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/202510_Agenda.pdf Packet: https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/202510_BdPkt_portal.pdf Remote participation Microsoft Teams - https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/202510PortalParticipationInfoPublic.pdf |
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2 events,SD Ornithologist Union Fall meeting of SDOU at Sioux Falls 10/3/2025 - 10/5/2025 SDOU holds two meetings each year. The meetings are held in various places throughout the state and provide opportunity for sharing information and fun. The autumn meeting program includes presentations on ornithology and related natural history topics. The spring meeting emphasizes field […]
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Friday, October 3rd, is the deadline to comment on Trump Administration's rewrite of BLMs plans for greater sage grouse management. We assume the time-of-day is just before midnight EST. URL to CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY PRESS RELEASE ON THIS - https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-nukes-protections-for-greater-sage-grouse-2025-09-02/ A quote from their press release: "Today’s document, which opens an […] |
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Deadline to Comment to GFP Commission for their October meeting is Sunday night 10/5/25 at just before midnight MDT. The hybrid meeting will be in Lemmon, SD & Zoom. Lemmon is in MDT. You can always postal mail comments, but for commenting digitally, you use their on-line commenting portal - https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ When we are close […] |
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2 events,Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule Public Comment Deadline: November 10, 2025. The purple line stretching across the Calendar days, indicates a comment period that ends at midnight EST on November 10th. Go to the posting on November 10th for details on how to comment and the issues involved - https://phas-wsd.org/event/deadline-to-comment-on-trumps-rescission-of-blms-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule/
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PHAS board of directors meetings are by Zoom on the eve of the second Wednesday, These may be postponed if a quorum is found not to be possible. PHAS members are welcome at PHAS board meetings, others by invitation. Contact Nancy at 605-787-6466 or other board member if you wish to come and want Zoom […] |
2 events,SD Game, Fish and Parks October Hybrid Commission meeting- by Zoom and in Lemmon SD. Also contested case hearing. Date and Time: October 9, 2025, from 1-5 pm MT Meeting Location: Beeler Community Center, 203 Main Avenue, Lemmon, SD 57638 Open Forum is at 2 pm MT. Please inform Gail Buus at gail.buus@state.sd.us by 1 […] |
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About World Migratory Bird Day World Migratory Bird Day is a global campaign that serves as a beacon for conservation efforts aimed at protecting migratory birds and their journeys across borders. Celebrated twice a year—in May and October—WMBD reflects the cyclical nature of bird migration and the varying peak periods in the northern and southern […]
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Clean Up Rapid Creek volunteer event - is the 2nd Saturday of every month. We don't yet know the meeting location or start time. Please verify with Black Hills Fly Fishers - Bill Young at 605-391-1002, or guinnessmarsh@gmail.com, It might be 9 am, behind Little Caesars off West Main in Rapid City, as that is […] |
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3 events,Dakota Rural Action’s 2025 annual meeting is scheduled for October 17–18, 2025 in Spearfish, South Dakota, at the Snapper’s Club (venue address commonly listed as 416 S. Canyon St., Spearfish, SD 57783). For details - https://www.dakotarural.org/save-the-date-for-our-38th-annual-meeting/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Schedule of Events: Friday-Saturday ===================== Friday, October 17th The Snapper's Club, Spearfish 6:30 - 8:30pm Firepit Social Music, s'mores, & […]
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Comments due on Sawbuck Timber Sale EA, Friday October 17th The Mystic District of the Black Hills National Forest has released the preliminary environmental assessment (EA) for the Sawbuck Forest Management Project. Documents can be found at the following web address: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67518. The District says: "We are proposing conifer thinning, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, […] |
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"No Kings II" protests in Black Hills Area No Kings II - Morning October 18 @ 11:30 am-1 pm Spearfish SD, United States North Main Street & West Jackson Street Spearfish, SD 57783 =============================== No Kings II - Midday October 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm UTC-6 Rapid City, SD, United StatesCity Hall 300 6th St, Quote from […] |
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2 events,Prairie Hills Audubon Society Objects to the House “Fix Our Forests Act” (H.R. 8446). CHAT GTP prepared the below report for us: None of our Senators are on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but Thune is head of the Senate. https://www.energy.senate.gov/ The “Fix Our Forests Act” (H.R. 8446) passed the U.S. House of Representatives in […] |
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Chad Hanson of the John Muir Project will be speaking on fire in forest - on the FOREST FIRE ECOLOGY, Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) and the Norbeck Society are sponsors and it is on the evening of Wednesday, Oct 22nd 6:30 MT by Zoom. The public is invited to the meeting. . Zoom codes & phone options […] |
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Join the Black Hills Raptor Center (BHRC) in celebrating “Owl”-O-Ween on Saturday, October 25 noon- 5 pm, at the Black Hills Raptor Center facility, 15256 EAST Hwy 44, Rapid City. Families are invited to make a reservation and explore the world of owls and other raptors. Black Hills Raptor Center volunteers will be at the […] |
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It is a review at the Pennington County Planning Commission of an amendment to the Alternative Energy Ordinance. The Commission meeting starts at 9 am, we are not sure when it will end. The Ordinance is item # 17 on the Agenda, so likely not heard promptly at 9 am. Check with staff for an […] |