Black Hills of South Dakota

Brought by Spearfish Republican Sen. Randy Deibert, the bill was widely supported. Though that doesn’t mean it went without questions.

The rise of railroad transportation in the Black Hills began in the 1880s. This video from the SDPB archives gives the early history of the railroads.

A Black Hills mining company says it’s found a “robust” potential deposit of minerals in the northern Black Hills.

The South Dakota Family Forests Association is receiving a $5 million grant from the federal government.

The 15 member committee works with the Black Hills National Forest to recommend projects that enhance, restore or protect natural resources on Federal and non-Federal lands.

Seasonal gates and recreation sites in the Black Hills National Forest closed Monday.

The permit allows a limited number of trees to be cut down, helping not only with holiday decor but overall forest health.

It was another successful tourism season in the Black Hills. In turn, Thursday marked the 84th annual regional tourism conference to debrief business owners and tourism officials.

Black Hills National Forest officials propose treating nearly 3,000 acres in the Ridgeback Vegetation Management project area about three miles east of Keystone.

Deep in the Black Hills, the oldest tree in the forest stands unprotected. During a nearby forestry 101-style event, everything from prescribed burns to tree thinning was covered. It was a chance for members of the environmentalist group to learn about the general health, and the philosophy of a forest.