OUR RAFFLE TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT! Our friend and longtime supporter, the legendary singer/songwriter, Bonnie Raitt is bringing her "Just Like That... Tour 2023", with special guest Roy Rogers, to Rapid City on September 12th! Bonnie has donated a pair of front-row seat tickets to her show as the Grand Prize for our benefit … Continue reading WIN THE GRAND PRIZE: A PAIR OF FRONT-ROW SEATS TO THE BONNIE RAITT CONCERT!
CUSTER – It was a beautiful, sunny, Saturday morning in Custer, South Dakota as Black Hills Clean Water Alliance staff members and volunteers came together for the 100th anniversary of Custer Gold Discovery Days held on July 21-23. Although we are not into gold mining, we are into spreading the message of protecting our water, land … Continue reading ‘Protect Our Water’ float wins first place at Custer Gold Discovery Days
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) issued information yesterday on a lithium mining drilling project proposed by SDO Services LLC (SDO). The project would involve drilling 55 exploration holes along Old Hill City Road about 2 miles west of Keystone and about a mile from Mount Rushmore National Monument. In South … Continue reading LITHIUM DRILLING PLANNED NEAR MOUNT RUSHMORE
SAPA, THE PAHASAPA MOUNTAIN SNAIL, IS HAPPY AND SO ARE WE! Thanks to everyone's hard work and help from our local organizations, and those national groups, such as Sierra Club and Earthworks, there were about 11,000 comments filed on the proposed mineral claims withdrawal around Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek! We are waiting for the final number. About … Continue reading CONGRATULATIONS! Close to 11,000 Comments Were Filed – About 85% are FOR the Withdrawal.
#HeSapaNext! SAY YES TO THE PROPOSED MINERAL CLAIMS WITHDRAWAL TODAY TO PROTECT WATER AND WILDLIFE TOMORROW. Here are some of our four-legged friends who are on the Endangered Species list - the Black-Footed Ferrets - letting you know about the Mineral Claims Withdrawal. They'll tell you why #HeSapaNext and how important this is to them, … Continue reading JOIN OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS AND SAY YES TO A MINERAL CLAIMS WITHDRAWAL IN THE BLACK HILLS.
Protect Spearfish Canyon from gold exploration and future mining. Comment now on the Golden Crest Project - The deadline is June 8th
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