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The City of Brookings is launching its annual tree planting incentive program for residents who want to add a tree to their property.
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New treatment technology offers some protection, but some professionals are concerned people won’t keep up with the generations of treatments.
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The head of the Black Hills National Forest says the agency is saddened and concerned to hear about layoffs at a sawmill in the northern Black Hills.
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Nieman Enterprises says it’s laying off 50 employees—roughly a quarter of its staff at Spearfish Forest Products.
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A bill designed to establish a grant program for healthy forests in the state fails to pass the House floor.
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U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds is introducing a proposal to increase timber sales in the Black Hills National Forest.
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A Senate panel is endorsing an idea to grant $20 million in federal pandemic aid to the timber industry. However, opponents are concerned the state cannot spend the money that way.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on a proposed policy focused on national forest and grassland monitoring techniques.
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The U.S. Forest Service has named a new permanent supervisor for the Black Hills National Forest.
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Two years have passed since the closure of the Rushmore Forest Products sawmill near Hill City. In its absence, the local economy has been forced to move forward.