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Tidwell In Black Hills Talks Beetles And Budgets

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 of the pine beetle infestation that has left behind hundreds of thousands of dead trees. 

Tidwell and Congresswoman Kristi Noem then took part in a roundtable discussion on the problem with local industry and government groups. 

SDPB's Charles Michael Ray attended the meeting and brought back this report.