While the Trump administration has been criticized for tilting toward timber interests, an ongoing debate in Black Hills National Forest offers a contrast: The Forest Service has proposed saving a ...

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 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The spruce tree tied to the top of a vehicle traveling down Interstate 90 in South Dakota could be a tree from the Black Hills National Forest. “I have seen trees tied to ...

Off-highway vehicles (OHV) are allowed in the Black Hills under a seven-day, annual or commercial permit. According to the Black Hills National Forest Superintendent of Trails Jeff Burdine, in 2018, ...

R APID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Holiday traditions are taking root in the Black Hills as Christmas tree permits are now available online. The permits allow families to cut their own tree from designated ...

CUSTER – Fall colors will be showing up soon across the Black Hills. Forest Service officials encourage the public to get out and enjoy the outdoors and see nature’s beauty. “The best viewing for fall ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Oglala Sioux Tribe has drafted a letter to ask the Black Hills Forest Service to withdraw a decision notice on a gold exploration project. The Jenny Gulch Gold ...

Blaine Cook, a retired U.S. Forest Service forest management scientist, is seen standing amid stumps of trees that were logged in the Black Hills National Forest, on July 14, 2021, near Custer City, S ...

CUSTER CITY, S.D. -- Looking down a hillside dotted with large stumps and nearly devoid of trees, a pair of retired U.S. Forest Service employees lamented logging policies they helped craft to deal ...

CUSTER CITY, S.D. -- Looking down a hillside dotted with large stumps and nearly devoid of trees, a pair of retired U.S. Forest Service employees lamented logging policies they helped craft to deal ...