Black Hills Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic

Last week, Governor Dennis Daugaard announced that more than 240,000 acres have been surveyed for Mountain Pine Beetle infestations since the Black Hills…

Andrew Smith, a private forester from Deadwood, and Bruce Weissman, Integrated Program Resource Manager at Mount Rushmore Memorial, talk about the tallest…

The mountain pine beetle has hit the Central Black Hills hard. And Mount Rushmore is in the middle of the epidemic. Bruce Weisman with the National Park…

Lumber harvested from pine-beetle infested trees carries a distinctive stain that can range in color from light blue to grayish black. Custer carpenter…

The annual survey of beetle killed trees in the Black Hills is now complete. Each year the Forest Service completes the aerial survey to count the number…

You’ve heard of the Mountain Pine Beetle; now get ready for the Emerald Ash Borer.While the pine beetle attacks trees in the Black Hills, the ash borer…

Forest Service Officials are rolling out a new plan to deal with the extensive Pine Beetle infestation going on in the Black Hills. The Mountain Pine…

Snowmobile trails in the Northern Hills are scheduled to open on schedule. The trails are different this year than they have been in years past.…

Infestations of Mountain Pine Beetles have reached epidemic levels in the Black Hills. Because the beetles only have one life cycle, the best way to stop…

A leading tree expert says the drought is making the Mountain Pine Beetles harder to find and kill. SDPB’s Charles Michael Ray reports that if you’re…