CUSTER, S.D. (KELO) — In celebration of Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday, the Black hills National Forest is hosting its third Moon Walk this year on Saturday, August 17th. The public can join the forest ...

EDGEMONT, S.D. (KELO) — The Bennett Fire is 100% contained as of Tuesday, according to the Black Hills National Forest Service/USDA. The 367-acre fire, located within the Black Hills National Forest, ...

Located in South Dakota, this growing city near Rapid City offers access to Black Hills recreation, quiet neighborhoods, ...

Great Sioux Nation and Biden administration representatives opened a path to joint stewardship of the Black Hills National Forest on Aug. 22. The leaders of their respective nations signed a ...

The Black Hills National Forest is seeking nominations for positions on the Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board. The board was established in 2003 to provide advice and recommendations on a ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - In 2019, the U.S. Forest Service launched a restoration project to restore the natural landscape of the McVey burn scar outside of Hill City. Could the project lead to ...

Two large timber-thinning projects could begin this winter in the Black Hills in an area hit hard by mountain pine beetles. "That's what we're going to need there, a couple of big projects," U.S.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Workers in the Black Hills National Forest say this year could be one of the worst on record for the number of trees killed by mountain pine beetles. The pine beetle is ...

Daschle and Johnson reject the comparison, although they agree forest-management practices need to be improved. The senators point out that Black Hills legislation was drafted after lengthy settlement ...

BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, S.D. - Cleared of ponderosa pines, firebreaks wider than football fields run along some ridges in this forest. Stripped trees hauled from a roadless area that once was off ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - U.S. Forest Service officials say thinning of ponderosa pines in the Black Hills National Forest in southwest South Dakota and northeast Wyoming is helping slow an epidemic of ...

SUNDANCE, Wyo. - Parts of the Black Hills National Forest in northeast Wyoming have been closed because of continuing heavy rains. The Forest Service says the road north of Sundance is blocked 4.7 ...