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Visitor use survey continues this summer in Black Hills

Two different stands of trees in the Black Hills National Forest just west of Rapid City. Trees to the right have been logged recently. The thick stand to the left has not.
Lee Strubinger
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SDPB
Two different stands of trees in the Black Hills National Forest just west of Rapid City. Trees to the right have been logged recently. The thick stand to the left has not.

The Black Hills National Forest Service is conducting a survey this summer to better understand how visitors are using the forest.

The National Visitor Use Monitoring Survey is done every five years to guide forest and tourism planning.

You’ll see employees in bright vests near recreation sites and forest service roads. Officials say the voluntary survey is confidential and takes about 10 minutes to complete.

The survey began last October and concludes this September.

Ryan is the local host of "Morning Edition". Originally from Iowa, he first came to the Black Hills to study at SD Mines. After graduating in 2019, he was an educator in Arizona and North Dakota before returning to the Black Hills.