Forest

Forester Dave Mertz says the Black Hills National Forest simply cannot sustain current logging levels. We talk with Mertz about the detailed science of the General Technical Report along with what Mertz says the forest is already revealing about over-harvesting.

In The Moment ... April 2, 2020 Show 787 Hour 2 Is the health of the Black Hills National Forest at a crossroads? Is the amount of timber being forested…

In The Moment ... November 6, 2018 Show 455 Hour 1How has the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota changed? Physically, yes but also the politics…

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. Central, SDPB-TV airs "Black Hills Metamorphosis." The show looks at the explosion of Pine Beetles in the Black Hills and follows up…

For many South Dakotans a favorite Memorial Day weekend pastime is spending time in the outdoors in an off-road vehicle.But officials in the Black Hills…

Pine beetles, the federal budget, forest fires and climate were topics at a press conference last week at the Forest Service office in Custer. Tom…

The Chief of the United States Forest Service took a tour of the Black Hills this week . Tom Tidwell who oversees the federal agency got a first-hand view…

The United States Department of Agriculture has published two comprehensive reports on what the changing climate means for the future of the nation’s…