Events

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 […]

Deadline to submit written comments to the SDGFP Commission for receipt before their November meeting,  is 11:59 MT on Sunday  night. Submit on web page: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ting Go to Current meeting overview web page, on the Friday before the weekend of Nov 1-2 to get a copy of the Agenda and Commission Book, if they are […]

Meade County Planning Commission meeting Meade County offices, 1300 Sherman Street, Sturgis, SD The meeting starts at 1 pm on Monday. The public comment period happens very close to the start of the meeting. We are not sure when the meet ends. We have heard rumors that the -  pending limestone mine already licensed by […]

PHAS Monday night dinner meet - 11/3/2025 at Hana's Japanese/Korean Restaurant, Rapid City Monday eve meal, November 3rd, 2025 PHAS is having a social get-together. We will meet & eat together after 5:30 pm at Hana’s Japanese/Korean Grill & Sushi Bar, 3550 Sturgis Rd, NE of intersection with West Chicago.  We will be using the back […]

Consideration of Alternative Energy Amendment to Pennington's existing Ordinance . Draft Ordinance changes will have first of two readings before Pennington County Commission on the 4th of November..   For details see alert o the  historic Planning Commission meeting Monday, Oct 27th on this calendar.  We have been told the draft Ordinance did not change […]

1st Reading of amendments to Ordinance - on alternative energy, Pennington County Commission , Meeting starts at 9 am, I don't know when Ordinance will be reviewed - it is item # 17 on the agenda, so it won't be at 9 am. . To find the Commission's agendas and minutes https://pennco.org/index.asp?SEC=06FBC01F-7BFF-4F4A-B4DA-30E9BEDE3920&Type=B_BASIC   Agenda for […]

Black Hills Sportsmen (BHSM) will have GFP Secretary, Kevin Robling, as the speaker at their November lunch meeting. They will meet for lunch on Tuesday,  11/4 at 11:45 am.  BHSM's  guest speaker will be, secretary of the GF&P, Kevin Robling.  Likely location: Rushmore Inn and Suites in downtown Rapid City - this where they always meet, […]

Izaak Walton League - Rapid City Chapter, Nov. Meeting, will meet at SD Game Fish and Park's Outdoor Campus West at 6:30 Wednesday Nov 5th.  Public is welcome. Zoom attendance may be available. Contact Jeff Anderson at jandy5750@gmail.com for more info.

Black Hills Environmental Coalition Potluck Series - November Theme - Water in the Black Hills November 6th,  2025,  5 pm Minneluzahan Senior Center, Rapid City, SD We have no idea how long the event will last, but have guessed at 3 hours. For more info.: Megan Werpy - meganwerpy@gmail.cpm

Saturday, 11/08/2025, starting at 9:00 AM, location of Steele Avenue Park, 260 E Main Street N. - The  Monthly Rapid Creek Clean Up. Every second Saturday morning there is a clean up of Rapid Creek, an event largely sponsored/organized by Black Hills Fly Fishers (BHFF), however other groups may help. Volunteers with Rapid City Chapter of […]

Proposed rescission (“Public Lands Rule” rollback) Document: Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule (BLM proposed rule)Citation: 90 FR 43990 (Document No. 2025-17537)CFR parts affected: 43 CFR parts 1600 & 6100RIN: 1004-AF03Publication date: September 11, 2025. Federal Register Comment deadline: November 10, 2025 (“Comments must be received by November 10, 2025.”). Regulations.gov also lists the […]

Federal Register Notice & Comment Submission Title: Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule Published: September 11, 2025 Federal Register Docket / RIN: RIN 1004-AF03 Federal Register Affected CFR parts: 43 CFR parts 1600 and 6100 Federal Register Comment deadline: November 10, 2025 Federal Register Addresses for submitting comments: • Mail / Personal / Messenger: […]

PHAS November board meeting should be by Zoom on second Wednesday of November. The meetings are normally at 6 or 6:30 pm MT. They can run 1-2 hours. Contact Nancy at  605-787-6466 (land line) or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com for details such as Zoom codes or agenda. These meetings are open to PHAS members.  Non-members must specifically be […]

FORESTRY BASICS FIELD TRIP WITH DAVE MERTZ - Fri., November 14th (contingent on weather),- meeting at 9 am at Sugar Shack on Hwy 385. Every fall Dave  Mertz, a forester, retired from the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF), leads us on a field trip in the Black Hills to learn about forestry basics and the BHNF logging program. Prairie Hills Audubon Society, […]

Black Hills Clean Water Alliance  dinner & meeting, with presentation on  "Sacred Sites". In  Rapid City at  5:30 - 7:00 pm 11/17/25 at the Minneluzahan Senior Citizen Center, 315 N. 4th St.  We think the meal is free (but we are not sure) . It is suggested people bring dinner ware so as to minimize […]

Piedmont Board of Trustees  meets  on Tuesday, 11/18/25 at 6:30 pm MT  Piedmont City Hall, 102 Walnut St. - Opportunity to Comment on pending Sand/Gravel mine. Public will be given 3 minutes each There is a point near the start of the meeting  ---- at Item #4  for public comment on pending mine and Item #13 […]

BHNF Forest Service Advisory Board meeting might happen Please verify when close to the date

PHAS had a  Zoom member's meeting on the Nest Predator Bounty Program (NPBP) on Wed. Nov. 19th. It started at 6:30 pm MT. To join PHAS membership Wednesday Zoom meeting November 19th on the Nest Predator Bounty Program visit link (this will be  a repeated link for our future meetings) : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920233?pwd=QmxYUDMvMGRrNW9y RmVON3VPU0dRZz09 Meeting ID: […]

Board of Minerals and Environment Telephone Conference Meeting 11/20/25  Board of Minerals and Environment , Telephone Conference Meeting  DANR Large Conference Room  523 East Capitol Avenue , Pierre, SD  November 20, 2025  10:00 a.m. Central Time   The public may participate in-person or via telephone by dialing 1-605-679-7263 and entering Conference ID 424 209 532#   The full board packet and the […]

 The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has received a request for the modification of a Surface Water Discharge (SWD) permit from the following applicant:  APPLICANT NAME: Homestake Mining Company  PERMIT NUMBER: SDP000119  FACILITY LOCATION: Blacktail Water Treatment Facility: Located in Central City at 11457 Bobtail Gulch Street, in the Northeast ¼ […]

Deadline to Comment to Dept of Interior on Oil/Gas Leasing in Western Arctic is Nov 21st, but midnight in Alaska occurs very early on the next day in SD (Nov 22nd) The Nov 21, 2025 deadline is for the NPR-A (Western Arctic) Call for Nominations & Comments. This is the western Arctic not just ANWR specifically. […]

  Quote from DANR public notice: "Notice is given that the City of Custer, 622 Crook Street, Custer SD 57730, has filed an application for a water permit to impound an additional 22.5 acre-feet of water, in Custer West Dam, located on French Creek, to what is currently authorized by Water Right No. 298-2 & Water Permit […]

Deadline to submit comments to the SDGFP Commission for their review before  the December Meeting is - just before midnight CT on Sunday night. You must use the GFP public comment portal - https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/ The December Commission Meeting will be held on December 4-5, 2025, starting at 1 pm CST at the Capitol Building, Room 414, […]

Deadline for Chapters to submit grant applications to National Audubon Society - has been extended from Sunday Nov 23rd to Monday December 1st.. Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS)  is a chapter of the National Audubon Society (NAS). We share with them normally about 260 joint members and get an automatic grant award of $565 dollars […]

EPA SEEKS TO WEAKEN -"CLEAN AIR FOR PARKS" Comment Deadline: December 1, 2025 Tell EPA Not to Weaken the “Clean Air for Parks” / Regional Haze Rule EPA has released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) titled:“Visibility Protection: Regional Haze State Plan Requirements Rule Revision.”This is the first step toward weakening the long-standing Regional […]

  Date and Time of Hybrid meeting: Thursday December 4, 2025, from 1-5 pm CST Meeting Location: Capitol Building, Room 414, 500 E Capitol Ave. Pierre, SD 57501 To view agenda and Commission Book (packet given to the Commission) visit https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ ====== December Agenda (this has Zoom codes) : https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Commission_Agenda_-_Dec.pdf Meeting ID: 912 6417 6710 Passcode: […]

Hello! Please join the Endangered Species Coalition (ESC)   on Friday, 12/5/25  to learn about the Endangered Species Act proposed rules (see comment deadline 12/22/25) and get tools helpful to engage in the public comment period. ESC will have time for questions and discussion. Endangered Species Act Proposed Rules Briefing Friday, December 5 at 12:30 […]