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April 10, 2009 - Black
Hills National Forest Plans to Reduce Damage From Pine Beetles
The Black Hills National Forest is proposing to help protect
communities and natural resources by reducing the threat to
our forests from the existing mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic
and by reducing hazardous fuels that feed large wildfires.
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April 3, 2009 - Mystic District
to Burn Slash Piles Weather permitting, the Black Hills
National Forest is planning to light several large slash piles
through the weekend. Smoke will be visible on Hwy 44 near Forest
Rd.
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March 27, 2009 Moon Walk
Schedule The Black Hills National Forest will offer five
Moon Walks in 2009. Moon Walks will start at 7:00 pm beginning
in May - with the final walk ending in September. For questions
regarding the Moon Walks, contact Amy Ballard (605) 343-1567.
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March 23, 2009 - Black
Hills National Forest Firefighters Honored for Saving a Life
When Black Hills National Forest firefighter Jeremy Dalman and
his crew saw an auto speed out of the parking area and go careening
down the side of the mountain, their initial action was to report
the incident.
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March 11, 2009 - Custer
County Advisory Committee Looking for Project Ideas Have
you got an idea of something you’d like to see happen
on National Forest ground near you?
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March 11, 2009 - Resource Advisory
Committee – Call for Committee Members The Custer
County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) needs your help.
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March 9, 2009
- Sundance Public Meeting Cancelled Due to Snow Rescheduled
to March 16. Other Meetings Scheduled this Week Still a Go.
Forest Service to Release Draft Motorized Travel Plans
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February 27, 2009
- Wanted: Community Project Ideas If you have an idea for
community improvement that would help keep air and water clean,
protect forest health, or just about anything else, the Forest
Service wants to hear from you by April 1.
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February 27, 2009
- Citizens Sought for Black Hills National Forest Pennington
County Resource Advisory Committee The Forest Service is
seeking citizens, locally elected officials or special interest
group representatives as nominees for the Black Hills National
Forest Pennington County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC).
Application forms must be received at the Mystic Ranger District
office in Rapid City by March 27, 2009.
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February 24, 2009 -
Forest Service to Release Draft Motorized Travel Plans Forest
Service officials will hold public meetings in March to familiarize
the public with new draft plans for motorized travel management
on the Black Hills National Forest.
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February 20, 2009 -
Ice Fishing Removal at Deerfield Reservior The Black Hills
National Forest will plow open the Deerfield Reservoir ice ramp
access off Highway 17 to Lakeshore Picnic Area on Friday, February
27 to allow ice fishermen to remove their ice fishing houses
by the March 5 deadline.
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February 20, 2009 - Plan
Would Improve Forest Conditions The Forest Service is proposing
to improve forest conditions in the Telegraph project area on
the Northern Hills Ranger District.
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February 19, 2009 - Forest
Service Gives Back to Seniors Thirty eight guests from the
Custer Senior Center joined Forest Service employees for a lunch
to remember at the Black Hills National Forest Supervisor’s
Office.
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February 13, 2009 - Forest
Service Roads Closed Due to safety concerns, National Forest
System Road (FSR) 214, locally known as Higgins Gulch outside
of Spearfish, and FSR 639 have been closed to all public traffic.
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February 9, 2009 - Count
Birds, Win Valuable Prizes Thousands of people will be counting
birds this weekend, in their own backyards.
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January 21, 2009 - Slash
Pile Burning January 22 The Black Hills National Forest
is planning a prescribed burn tomorrow beginning at 8:30 a.m.
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December 31, 2008
- Slash Pile Burning Near Rapid City The Black Hills National
Forest plans to light several large slash piles near Rapid City
starting January 5 and continuing through January 9, 2008.
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December 19, 2008 -
Slash Pile Burning Reduces Fire Hazards The Black Hills
National Forest is lighting several large slash piles today
and tomorrow on the Mystic Ranger District.
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December 18, 2008 - New District
Ranger Hired at Hell Canyon Craig Bobzien, Black Hills National
Forest Supervisor, is pleased to announce Lynn Kolund as the
new District Ranger at Hell Canyon in Custer, SD.
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December 16, 2008 - What
to do with all the Extra Wood The Black Hills National Forest
has thousands of tons of wood that must either be burned or
used for some good purpose, like making formula one race car
fuel.
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December 12, 2008 - Vandals
Damage Historic Williams Ranch Buildings The Hell Canyon
Ranger District needs help to find vandals who damaged the historic
Williams Ranch near Pringle, SD, recently.
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December 4, 2008 - One
Day Half Price Sale of Forest Recreation Passes In celebration
of the holiday season, the Black Hills National Forest 2009
season pass will be available for one day, Friday, December
5, 2008 at 50% off of the regular season price.
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December 1, 2008 - Bearlodge
District Ranger to Discuss Projects and Plans The Black
Hills National Forest and Prairie Hills Audubon Society invite
the public to a meeting to discuss projects and plans on the
Bearlodge Ranger District.
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November 21, 2008
- Forest Plan to Reduce Hot Fires & Insect Attacks The
Black Hills National Forest will work to reduce the risk of
high-intensity wildfire, reduce the risk of mountain pine beetle
infestation, and provide diverse habitat for wildlife.
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November 14, 2008 -
Public Invited to Comment on Slate Castle Project The Mystic
Ranger District invites the public to an informational meeting
on December 2, 2008 for the Slate Castle Project.
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November 12, 2008 -
Volunteers Restore Miller Cabin Frank Schmechel, a volunteer
from Wisconsin, came to the Black Hills in an effort to help
preserve a piece of history.
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November 10, 2008
- National Forest Christmas Tree Permits Available Cut your
own fresh Christmas tree this year from the Black Hills National
Forest.
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November 4, 2008
- Black Hills National Forest Initiates Visitor Use Monitoring
and Completes Plan for Area Recreational Sites The Black
Hills National Forest recently completed a 5 to 15 year proposed
plan of work related to developed facilities within the forest.
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October 30, 2008 - More
Fire in the Black Hills Several fires are burning and more
are planned for this week.
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October 28, 2008
- New Project Planned to Improve Forest Health The U.S.
Forest Service is proposing to reduce fuels, regenerate pine
stands, thin the forest, expand meadows and improve aspen groves,
and protect watersheds to ensure a continuing supply of clean
water.
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October 14, 2008 - Advisory
Board to Hear Public Comments on OHV Fee Proposal The Black
Hills National Forest Advisory Board is meeting October 15 in
its capacity as the Black Hills Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee (RRAC) to listen to public comments.
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October 1, 2008 -
Smoke Signals Prescribed Fire Season Forest officials are
lighting fires on purpose now so wildfires next summer will
be less destructives and trees will be healthier.
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September 25, 2008 -
Pack Mule String Keeps Traditional Work Methods Alive The
Pack mule string team is part of Forest Service history and
this history is being kept alive today.
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September 16, 2008
- Bullock Prescribed Fire Ignition Tomorrow Mystic firefighters
will focus their efforts tomorrow, September 17th, on the Bullock
Prescribed Burn.
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September 16, 2008
- "Norbeck Kids" Invites Kids on Archaeological Tour
The Norbeck Kids are off on their next adventure! A Black Hills
National Forest Service archaeologist will lead a guided tour
of the Historic Flume Trail.
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September 14, 2008
- Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board to Hear About Forest
Science The Forest Service lead scientist in Rapid City
will discuss the state of scientific inquiry in the Black Hills
of South Dakota and Wyoming, from fire effects to whether management
helps blunt insect attacks.