Black Hills National Forest

Projects & Plans

Wildlife, Fish, & Rare Plants

The Black Hills represent an ecological crossroads, with wildlife and plant species typical of habitats of the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, northern boreal forests, and eastern deciduous forests. The forest is dominated by ponderosa pine, but also includes dense spruce stands and areas of aspen, birch and oak. White-tailed deer and mule deer are common, and elk are encountered less often. Mountain lions sightings are rare, but coyotes are frequently heard yipping and howling at night. Goshawks and ospreys nest in the forest and bald eagles may visit in the winter. Many songbird species are present, including brilliantly colored mountain bluebirds and western tanagers. Look for more information on Black Hills wildlife and plants soon on this site.

Links to Regional Office assessments are present if the species can be found on the Black Hills National Forest. Other regional species assessments are available at the Rocky Mountatin Region Species Conservation Project page.

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• Norbeck Wildlife Preserve
  • Memorandum of Understanding -South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks and Black Hills National Forest  
  • Memorandum of Understanding (Modification 1)-South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks and Black Hills National Forest  
  • Focus Species
• Monitoring Reports
• Bird Monitoring Report - 2001  (100 pages - 12.3MB)
• Bird Monitoring Report - 2002  (129 pages - 7.65MB)
• Bird Monitoring Report - 2003  (63 pages - 5.1MB)
• Bird Monitoring Report - 2004  (72 pages - 5.6MB)
• Bird Monitoring Report - 2005  (118 pages - 4.3MB)
• Bird Monitoring Report - 2006  (76 pages - 6.86MB)
• Bird Monitoring Report - 2007 (67 pages - 5.5MB)
• Bird Monitoring Summary Report - 2001-2007 (45 pages - .89MB)
  
• Assessments
  • Black Hills National Forest Assessments
  • Region 2 Assessments
    
• Bird Guide
  • Brochure
  • Bird Observation Form

US Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest
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Last modified May 14, 2008