Mountain Pine Beetle Workshops to be Held in Lead and Hill City
May
8, 2012
Two workshops will be held in the Black Hills this month to discuss the benefits and methods of treating trees to protect them from mountain pine beetles, since now is the time to spray. Read More...
Mickelson Trail Cleaning Up After Removal of "Beetle" Trees
May 1, 2012
The state departments of Agriculture and Game, Fish and Parks have finished a four-month project that removed mountain pine beetle infested trees along the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills. Read More...
South Dakota Joins Black Hills Forest Management Plan Lawsuit to Address Pine Beetles
April 3, 2012
Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the State of South Dakota has successfully intervened into the latest litigation over the Black Hills Forest Land and Resource Management Plan recently filed by environmentalist in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming. Read More...
State Prison Inmates on Front Line of Mountain Pine Beetle Fight
April 2, 2012
State prison inmates in South Dakota got a first-hand look this winter at the damage the mountain pine beetle has caused in the Black Hills and an opportunity to do something to limit that damage in the future.
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Mountain Pine Beetle Flight Expected in July
April 2, 2012
A recent report from Colorado that said mountain pine beetles have two generations per year, rather than one, is raising unnecessary alarm in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Read More...
Pheromones Not Recommended Treatment for Mountain Pine Beetles
March 26, 2012
As mountain pine beetles spread to private lands in the Black Hills, there has been increased interest in the use of pheromones to manage the insects. Read More...
Take Precautions with Firewood from Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Trees
March 21, 2102
As people in the Black Hills cut down and chunk their mountain pine beetle infested trees, they need to remember not to move or stack the chunks. Read More...
Black Hills Forest Initiative- MPB Program Action Plan
Landowner Cost Share Information
Information on Reimbursement of Landowner Costs Read More...