PHAS Events
UPCOMING MEMBERS ACTIVITIES
Fall/Winter 2025
PHAS tries to have members meetings in the last week of the month, but we sometimes change that due to speaker availability or other issues. Our Board meetings are the second Wednesday by Zoom. Go to our event calendar for more details on events.
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Other Connections:
Go to our events calendar on the dates mentioned for details on the events – https://phas-wsd.org/events-alerts/
Go to our recordings web page, for links to recordings of most of our past meetings. https://phas-wsd.org/recorded-meetings/ We record most meetings, but don’t record or don’t share links to recordings of the “working or networking meetings” (at which campaign plans and strategies are discussed) on our web site, we can share directly with members/friends.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEEDS NEW CANDIDATES
We seek persons who want to run for the Board of Directors, contact Nancy or any of the other Board members if you wish to serve on the Board. We have not yet set the date of the annual meeting, at which the slate of candidates is chosen, followed by a mail-in ballot election. However we will likely have an annual meeting in the fall/winter, hopefully after we ID some more nominees for the Board. Many of our board members are elderly, in our 70s or 80s and we need younger persons to serve, as these Board members will eventually die or get too elderly to function correctly. We need to train our replacements.
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FUTURE EVENTS
DECEMBER 2025 EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
RECENT PAST
NOVEMBER 2025 EVENTS
1) We had a social meeting at a restaurant in Rapid City, November 3rd This was just for
members to meet and get to know each other and we can talk about any environmental related topic attendees want to talk about- including local, state-wide, regional issues or even assaults on the environment in federal congress, via federal rulemaking or Trump’s executive actions or. For more info: E-mail/call Nancy phas.wsd@rapidnet.com, 605-787-6466.
2) Board meeting Nov 12th in the evening by Zoom. Members are welcome to attend. Contact Nancy for more information
3) Field Trip # 1 – 11/14/25 on forestry basics and impacts of Trumps policies on BHNF.
Dave Mertz (retired forester) led the field trip in the Black Hills & it was be jointly sponsored by the Norbeck Society. & Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club. It was Friday, November 14th. We have this field trip in the fall of every year.
4) Field Trip # 2 – Jedediah Beadle our field-trip Chair scheduled a birding field trip on Sat November 15th to Canyon Lake Park in Rapid City.
5) We had a zoom members meeting on the Nest Predator Bounty Program on Nov 19th, 2025 . For Info. about the Nest Predator Bounty Program can be found on our alert page with that name. We will get a bill to kill this program in the legislature and we are asking members/friends to contact SD Legislators in opposition to this SD Game, Fish and Parks program. A recording of the meeting is on our recording web page.
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NAS ( National Audubon Society) GRANTS TO CHAPTERS- deadline 11/23/25
Most falls the National Audubon Society (NAS) releases applications to Chapters to apply for grants ranging in tiers from $1,000 to $15,000, if we want to apply for any grant given the NAS terms. The deadline is Nov 23rd to submit such. Contact Nancy at 605-787-6466 to learn about such.
PAST PHAS Administrative Actvities in September, October 2025
We had a board meetings on Sept 10th & Oct 8th, the second Wednesday. The next will be second Wednesday in Nov (11/12/2005). To get Zoom codes to PHAS board meets – you need to ask Nancy 605-787-6466 (Land line) or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com. Board meetings are open to members and others by invitation. We may go into executive season towards the end to discuss litigation items, if needed.
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OCTOBER 2025
We had a member’s Zoom meeting sponsored by Prairie Hills Audubon Society & the Norbeck Society , on Wednesday Oct 22nd, 2025 6:30 pm, where we had Chad Hanson of the John Muir Project talk about Forest Fire Ecology.
A discussion is on our Calendar for that date and also the link to the meeting recording is posted to our recording web page. To get an idea of what Chad spoke on – read John Muir Project 36-page Substantive
Comment Letter Fall of 2024 on Biden’s old growth forest DEIS:
https://johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Biden-MOG-DEIS-JMP-et-al.-comments-17Sept24RFS-compressed.pdf
Sept 2025
We did not have a members meeting in Sept. , just a Board meeting.
August 2025
We had a working Zoom meeting to cover the topic of predators in our region. This was on Wednesday the 27th 6:30-8:30 pm MT. The zoom information is published on our Calendar. At working meetings people discuss issues and work needing to be done, rather that a speaker giving an educational presentation, although attendees will explain the issues. We talked about regional cougar management (especially SDs), recent court win on listing petition for western wolves , the 24 anti-endangered species riders on the House Interior appropriations bill and perhaps some other federal bills against T &E predators, and our campaign against the SD’s Nest Predator Bounty Program. We plan to have another meeting in the future, probably this fall, to talk about how to maximize messaging on social media for MT lions. This may be by invitation only, (not published on the web site) so if you want to attend that one, let Nancy Hildling know nhilding@rapidnet.com,
August PHAS Board Meeting was August 13th, the second Wednesday and was a hybrid meeting.
JULY 2025
On eve of Thursday July 24th, PHAS co-hosted a webinar on bills in federal congress that threaten endangered/threatened species – ” The Next Fight for Wildlife and Wild Places – Call to Action” The Notice is on the PHAS Calendar: https://phas-wsd.org/event/the-next-fight-for-wildlife-and-wild-places-call-to-action-zoom-meeting/
A PHAS Board meeting happened on second Wednesday
JUNE 2025
No member events were planned and monthly Board meeting cancelled
MAY 2025
We had a field trip to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge the first weekend in May.
We had Endangered Species Day Celebration May 16th in the evening. Here are links to our Posters on ESDC. It is also on our Calendar & facebook page –
The Audubon Great Plains helped to sponsor a celebration of International Migratory Bird Day at Bear Butte on May 17th. The PHAS Board meeting was on 2nd Wednesday night by Zoom 5/14/25 6:30 pm MT. Contact Nancy for info. at phas.wsd@rapidnet.com. 605-787-2806 .
Go to our events/deadline calendar for details on all meetings/field trips. https://phas-wsd.org/events-alerts/
APRIL 2025
PHAS does not yet have events planned for April, except for the Zoom Board meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm. A members meeting or a conservation campaign volunteers meeting might happen the very end of the month or first week of May & be on beavers and otters,, but it is not yet planned/scheduled – contact Nancy for info – at phas.wsd@rapidnet.com.
MARCH 2025
Audubon in Nebraska has various events relative to Sand Hill Cranes
PHAS has a board meeting on March 20th in the evening by Zoom. Members are welcome at Board meetings, contact Nancy 605-787-6466, phas.wsd@rapidnet.com if you want the Zoom link.
PHAS had a working/volunteers meeting by Zoom on Friday March 28th, 6:30 pm MT , where volunteers/members/friends talk about tasks needing to be done and discuss pertinent/immediate issues & concerns. Contact Nancy for details or visit our events calendar for Zoom links – https://phas-wsd.org/event/phas-members-working-meeting-_-march-28th-zoom/
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FEBRUARY
Every February at a long weekend in mid February is the Great Back Yard Bird Count, Go to our Nature Study drop down menu to find community/citizen science web or events/deadline calendar page where this is announced – I think it will be around Feb 14th-17th, 2025 but please verify the dates.
We will co-host a legislative Cracker Barrel at the Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311 on Saturday February 15th, 2:30-4:00 pm. Go to our statewide Cracker Barrel list for details or to our calendar posting for 2/15/25
JANUARY 2025
Our Wednesday, January 29th Zoom member’s meeting will be the staff of the National Audubon Society (Great Plains Audubon) talking about their activities, concerns and campaigns in SD, ND, NE. At least Josh Leflers will speak, meeting starts at 6:30 pm MT..
The Christmas Bird Count continued into early January. Spearfish had a count on January 5th., 2025. For more info:
on Christmas Bird counts: https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-regional/
National Audubon Society’s Climate Watch citizen/community science project runs from January 15th to February 15th every year. We post information on that on https://phas-wsd.org/citizen-science/
National Audubon Society has a photography contest every spring, which entry period normally starts some time in January. In 2025 it starts on January 15th, 2025 and may end March 5th.. https://www.audubon.org/photography/awards/official-contest-rules
DECEMBER 2024
We will have a members meeting on Monday, December 16th, It will be on mining threats to our area with Lilias Jarding of BH Clean Water Alliance and Gary Placco of Black Hills Preservation Project as speakers. It will be at 6:30 pm by Zoom.
Go to our events/deadline calendar for more details: https://phas-wsd.org/event/prairie-hills-audubon-societys-december-meeting-on-mining-by-zoom/
Our Board meetings are normally the 2nd Wednesday of the month (Dec 11th) unless moved due to conflicts. Members are welcome. Contact Nancy 605-797-6466, phas.wsd@rapidnet.com for more information.
We post information on Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) on https://phas-wsd.org/christmas-bird-counts-region
However Rapid City, Sturgis and Pierre CBCs are counting on Dec 14th, 2024; Wind Cave CBC is on Dec 15th, 2024; Bison and Shadehill on Dec. 19th, 2024; Badlands on the Dec. 27th; Harding County on Dec. 28th. Pine Ridge will be Dec. 30th. Spearfish is January 5th, 2025. We don’t know Sundance, and Hot Spring’s dates yet. Piedmont needs a new compiler (orphaned).
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NOVEMBER- 2024
We did not schedule a member’s meeting for November.
Our November PHAS board meeting was rescheduled to Thursday of November’s third week (11/21/24).
At
our July Board Meeting, the PHAS Board of Directors endorsed the
referendum of Senate Bill 201. We opposed SB 201 during the legislature.
This is related to the fight in eastern SD over CO2 pipelines and local
control vs. state control over regulations about pipelines as they go
through local counties. Some Counties ordinances are more protective.
Dakota Rural Action has a web page on the fight over C02 pipelines in SD
– https://www.dakotarural.org/our-work/carbon-pipelines/. They also endorse the referendum have a web page on referred law # 21 – https://www.dakotarural.org/vote-no-on-referred-law-21/ Our alert about this is on the events Calendar for November 5th.
OCTOBER
Every October we (along with Norbeck Society and Sierra Club) have a field trip on Forestry Basics
with Dave Mertz. . It will be the morning of Friday Oct 18th , 2024, 9
am -12 pm, Meet in Hill City at the Michelson Trail Head in City Park.
Car pooling/caravan will be organized there. For more information
https://phas-wsd.org/event/field-trip-on-forestry-basics-with-dave-mertz-in-black-hills/
National
Audubon Society released grant opportunities for Chapters in February
and did so again in early August with an October 15th, deadline. Here
are links to spring grants: https://nationalaudubon.box.com/s/k2utg4oyr0rfr7wh2pqd81s69nz6tt3t
People with grant ideas contact Nancy, 605-787-6466, nhilshat@rapidnet.com,
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SEPTEMBER
On eve of September 25th – 6:30 pm, we plan to have an informal evening Zoom discussion of SDGFP draft Revised October version of Mt Lion Action Plan. It is announced on our Facebook Page at – https://www.facebook.com/share/4HUtZLpMFijdvaBz/ and announced on our events/deadline calendar at https://phas-wsd.org/event/phas-meeting-topic-sd-mountain-lions-and-gfp-management-plans-by-zoom/ You can find Zoom codes at these links
We hope to help members and friends understand issues with mountain lion management in SD and empower them to write comments by Sunday 9/29/24 or testify orally on Thursday, Oct 3rd. Josh Rosenau of the Mt Lion Foundation will join us.
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We had board meetings in June, July, August, September and October . Board meetings are open to PHAS members, held in the evening by Zoom, but the Zoom details are sheltered and you must contact Nancy Hilding (phas.wsd@rapidnet.com) or other board member for an invite.
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National Audubon Society’s (NAS) Spring/Summer Climate Watch season is May 15th-June 15th , 2024. Help NAS learn gather data about climate change’s impacts to some specific birds. For more info on how your birding can help go to: https://phas-wsd.org/event/climate-watch-spring-summer-season/
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We had a Zoom meeting on greater sage grouse and BLM revisions of Resource Management Plans in the west on the eve of Monday June 10th, 6:30 pm. Erik Molvar of Western Watersheds Project will be the speaker. The deadline to comment on BLMs DEIS on greater sage grouse management is June 13th and we wanted to educate you all about the issues before the comment deadline.
Go to our calendar page for details on the meeting – . https://phas-wsd.org/event/june-10th-phas-meeting-on-the-blms-proposed-amendments-to-their-rmps-for-greater-sage-grouse/
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On May 21st, 2024 we had a networking meeting SD’s management of mountain lions. SDGFP is considering rewriting the SD’s Mt. Lion Management Plan to have lower lion population objectives and/or change cougar hunting seasons so they can allow hound hunting of lions in the Black Hills, outside of Custer State Park (it is already allowed in CSP). PHAS working/networking meetings are not so much formal presentations, but more a group discussion by attendees and they are sheltered meetings (you need an invite) – contact Nancy 787-6466 or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com for an invite to this and/or our other future working meetings.
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May 17th – we co-sponsored Endangered Species Day Celebration by Zoom at 6:00 pm.
Link to ESDC announcement on PHAS Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/3527418304178046/
Link to ESDC announcement on PHAS web site’s event’s calendar web page
https://phas-wsd.org/event/endangered-species-day-celebration-2024/
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~Migratory Bird Day was May 11th, 2024 and will repeat at Oct 12th, in the fall of 2024.
~We had a field trip on May 4th, 2024 to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
~We had a members meeting towards the end of February > (Monday 2/26/24 at 6:30 pm) by Zoom. This was National Audubon Society staff talking about their projects in SD, ND & NE. For details visit this link: https://phas-wsd.org/event/phas-february-members-meeting-national-audubon-society-reports-on-their-activities-in-sd-nd-ne/
~We had a member’s meeting towards the end of March > Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 at 6:30 pm by Zoom on American dippers & osprey in the Black Hills, with SDGFP asking for our help & birding skills to help inventory both species. Watch the PHAS events calendar for details.
~We co-sponsored a legislative cracker barrel on Saturday February 17th, at 1:30 – 4 pm MT in Piedmont, SD for Districts 29 and 33. This was at the Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311 and hybrid, so there is a Zoom option.
Link to PHAS Facebook announcement of Cracker Barrel
Link to PHAS web site announcement of Cracker Barrel
https://phas-wsd.org/event/piedmont-foothills-area-legislative-cracker-barrel-feb-17th-2024/
Great Backyard Bird Count happened in February.
Christmas Bird Count (CBC) Season was from December 14th, 2023 – January 5th, 2024. Our summary of this year’s regional CBCs can be found at : https://phas-wsd.org/citizen-science/
To find details on a Christmas bird count near you on Audubon’s interactive map:
https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4
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PHAS was not planning a regular member’s meeting in December due to all the Christmas Bird Counts & holidays. Our member’s meetings are often in the last week of the month – that is what we strive for, but alternating weeks, sometimes due to speaker’s conflicts with the last week. We anticipate member’s meeting again after new year starts.
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PHAS may have conservation discussion meeting(s) by Zoom some time in December or early January. Such meetings are not formal presentations, but rather discussions by concerned members/friends about current issues/projects. One meeting might discuss environmental bills in the pending legislature. Contact Nancy 605-7876466 (landline) or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com for details, however date(s) will be published here once planned.
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PHAS will have a board meeting by Zoom at 6 pm MT, on Friday, December 15th, 2023. Prairie Hills Audubon Society members are welcome at PHAS board meetings, contact Nancy 605-7876466 (landline) or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com for details.
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The National Audubon Society will release chapter grant opportunities, likely after February, 2024. PHAS can apply for these. They can award grants as large as $10,000. We may have discussion meeting(s) by Zoom on grants. Dates will be published here, once known, if we do have such. Contact Nancy about these also.
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The November Members Meeting – was on raccoons with two speakers (Katherine McGill & Nancy Hilding), the last week in November,- Wednesday the 29th, at 6 pm MT For announcements with Zoom details: visit our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/events/1057888325282111?acontext={“event_action_history”:[{“mechanism”:”search_results”,”surface”:”bookmark_search”}],”ref_notif_type”:null}
or our Web Site Calendar page https://phas-wsd.org/event/likely-date-phass-november-members-meeting-topic-raccoons/
The meeting was recorded – so go to our recordings web page (under Resources) to find the link to the recording https://phas-wsd.org/recorded-meetings/
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PHAS attempted to have a board meeting by Zoom in on Wednesday November 8th, 2023. We did not have a quorum,
Prairie Hills Audubon Society members are welcome at PHAS board meetings, contact Nancy 605-7876466 (landline) or
phas.wsd@rapidnet.com for details. Dates will be published here, once known.
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__October 30th, Monday, 6 pm MT PHAS monthly meeting, topic – protecting French Creek from water pollution, hybrid meeting (Zoom and face-to-face meeting) at Outdoor Campus West. Go to events page calendar for details https://phas-wsd.org/events-alerts/,
Oct 16th, annual forestry basics field trip. For the past 2 years the NGOs of Prairie Hills Audubon Society, The Norbeck Society and the Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club will jointly sponsor a “Forestry Basics” field trip in the fall on October 16th. Dave Mertz a retired forester from the Black Hills National Forest leads a morning field trip in the Custer area to learn about how the National Forest plans and executes timber sales – we visit various sites to see how timber cutting is implemented in various ways. Go to events page calendar for details https://phas-wsd.org/events-alerts/, Contact Nancy for questions – nhilshat@rapidnet.com or 605-787-6466
PHAS is had an annual meeting at 6 pm August 31st, Thursday. Erik Molvar was the speaker on the greater sage grouse, followed by the business meeting w/ election of board members. This meeting was a hybrid, with Zoom access and face-to-face meeting at the Piedmont American Legion Post 311, Piedmont, SD. Folks wishing to serve on the Board this next year, contact any of the current Board members: Nancy Hilding – President, Jim Petersen – Vice-President, Doris Respects Nothing – Secretary, Helen McGinnis – Treasurer, Jedediah Beadle – Board members (& field trip chair), Tonia Stands – Board member. For more details on the Annual meeting visit our calendar page:
The board meeting in August 2023 was held on Tuesday August 15th at 6:00 pm. PHAS members are welcome at Board meetings that are held on Zoom. Nowadays they tend to be mid-month in evening. – Contact Nancy for details – nhilshat@rapidnet.com or 605-787-6466
~PHAS had a Zoom conservation networking/discussion/strategy meeting Wednesday August 2nd, 4 pm – 6 pm MT. Topics will be: Wyoming and South Dakota lion hunting season 2023 proposals and maybe, time permitting, SD Nest Predator Bounty Program and beaver conservation or other topics. Contact Nancy for details – nhilshat@rapidnet.com or 605-787-6466 for details on how to attend. We don’t post on-line Zoom links or the meeting records, when campaign strategy is discussed, as we reserve attendance to PHAS members and other folk with support for conservation & environmental/biodiversity protection.
~We had a board meeting on Wednesday July 13th, 2023,Members are welcome at Board meetings. They are held by Zoom, – ask Nancy Hilding for an invite – 605-787-6466
~ We had a conservation action strategy networking meeting Sunday night June 4th by Zoom, Contact Nancy Hilding to be invited. 605-787-6466. This is where we discuss our conservation campaigns. Go to the events/deadlines calendar for details.
~ We had Zoom members meeting on Monday June 5th – on Mining threat in Black Hills w/ Lilias Jarding as speaker. Go to the events/deadlines calendar for details.
~ We had a Board meeting for Monday,June 12th,, Members are welcome at Board meetings. They are held by Zoom, – ask Nancy Hilding for an invite – 605-787-6466
~We co-sponsored (with other groups) the annual Endangered Species Day Celebration on the evening of May 19th
~We co-sponsored with the Sierra Club a field trip to La Creek National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday May 13th. Go to the events/deadlines calendar for details.
~We had a PHAS Board meeting on May 11th, at 6 pm by Zoom. Members wanting to come should contact Nancy Hilding – 605-787-6466 (LL) or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com.
~We had a “working meeting” in late April on Sunday, April 30th at 6 pm, to discuss actions needed to move our various conservation campaigns forward. This was by Zoom. Go to events calendar page for details.
~Our previous meeting was Tuesday, April 4th by Zoom and will be on Black Hills National Forest Issues. Mary Zimmerman and Dave Mertz will talk on their mid-March trip to DC to lobby on Forest Issues. We normally meet in the last week of the month, but due to speaker availability, we moved forward in time by a week. Go to events page for details & contact Nancy for a link to the recording.
~We had a Zoom meeting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, February 28th. Meghan Carter from the National Audubon Society office in Fargo, ND talked to us about Audubon’s staff’s activities & programs in the Dakotas. Details was posted to the events page and meeting was recorded and link to recording was posted to recordings page.
~PHAS co-sponsored the Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel on the afternoon of Saturday 2/18/23 at the Piedmont American Legion Post. See events page for details: https://phas-wsd.org/event/piedmont-foothills-area-cracker-barrel/
RECENT PAST 2022
~PHAS sponsored 2 Christmas Bird Counts in Dec./Jan.. See list of Christmas Bird Counts in Nature Study drop down menu.
Saturday, October 29, 9:30 – 1:00 Forestry Basics Field Trip – back by popular demand!
~Field trip with retired BHNF Natural Resource Staff Officer, Dave Mertz
Prairie Hills Audubon Society again worked jointly with The Norbeck Society and the Sierra Club to sponsor a field trip to learn about Forestry. Terminology and concepts that guide forest management will be illustrated with real life examples on our forest. Think beyond the confines of your own lifetime! We met at 9:30 am at the gravel parking lot along Hwy 385 immediately south of the admissions gate to Crazy Horse. We caravanned from there and visit approximately 4 or 5 stops.
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PHAS August Members Meeting August 28. 2022 at 1:00 pm ~Tour the Black Hills Raptor Center.Special Prairie Hills Audubon Monthly Meeting – Sunday August 28,2022 1:00 PM Private tour of Black Hills Raptor Center for our Chapter – See the birds up close and personal! Address: 15256 East Highway 44 – 4 miles past Rapid City Regional Airport, north side of highway.,The Black Hills Raptor Center (BHRC) is a five-acre nature preserve, currently involved in a multi-million-dollar campus building program in support of their program to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured raptors. For over a decade they have done thousands of environmental education presentations in the region using their “raptor ambassadors”, birds that have disabilities that preclude them from being released to the wild. Prairie Hills Audubon is proud to support the work of BHRC in protecting these magnificent birds. Take this opportunity to get a rare inside look at the inter-workings of this excellent organization, and see if you might like to get involved with the collaboration between our two operations!/PHAS July Members Meeting -Thursday, July 28th, 6:30 pm-9 pmlikely W~Zoom July meeting on BHNF Forest Plan Revision Assessments will be held from 6:30 pm to 9 pm, with Lou Conroy of the BHNF as speaker. The Norbeck Society and the Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club will co-sponsor the Zoom meeting with PHAS (Prairie Hills Audubon Society)..\ For information on BHNF Forest Plan Revision Assessments – https://phas-wsd.org/event/black-hills-national-forest-seeks-comments-on-forest-plan-revision-draft-assessments-by-aug-1-2022/We use the same Zoom codes every month at our monthly meetings, which are normally held within the last 7 days of the month. lTopic: PHAS monthly meetingsThe recording of this meeting can be found on the Recordings page under Resources menu item.had Z and
: The Next Fight for Wildlife and Wild Places – Call to Action
PHAS August Members Meeting August 28. 2022 at 1:00 pm
Tour the Black Hills Raptor Center.
Special Prairie Hills Audubon Monthly Meeting
Sunday August 28,2022 1:00 PM
Private tour of Black Hills Raptor Center for our Chapter
See the birds up close and personal!
Address: 15256 East Highway 44
4 miles past Rapid City Regional Airport, north side of highway.
Call Jim Petersen at (605) 939-4995 for more information.
Chapter members can bring guests!
The Black Hills Raptor Center (BHRC) is a five-acre nature preserve, currently involved in a multi-million-dollar campus building program in support of their program to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured raptors. For over a decade they have done thousands of environmental education presentations in the region using their “raptor ambassadors”, birds that have disabilities that preclude them from being released to the wild. Prairie Hills Audubon is proud to support the work of BHRC in protecting these magnificent birds. Take this opportunity to get a rare inside look at the inter-workings of this excellent organization, and see if you might like to get involved with the collaboration between our two operations!
PHAS July Members Meeting -Thursday, July 28th, 6:30 pm-9 pm
Zoom July meeting on BHNF Forest Plan Revision Assessments will be held from 6:30 pm to 9 pm, with Lou Conroy of the BHNF as speaker. The Norbeck Society and the Black Hills Group of the Sierra Club will co-sponsor the Zoom meeting with PHAS (Prairie Hills Audubon Society).
For information on BHNF Forest Plan Revision Assessments – https://phas-wsd.org/event/black-hills-national-forest-seeks-comments-on-forest-plan-revision-draft-assessments-by-aug-1-2022/
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