In an annual winter tradition in Custer, South Dakota, hundreds of people participate in the Burning Beetle fest to raise awareness of the destructive impact of the mountain pine beetle. Firefighters ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (STACKER) — The United States has lost 44.3 million hectares of tree cover in just the past two decades. A hectare is about 2.5 acres, and this cumulative loss represents a 16% ...

A South Dakota forest expert is leading an effort to ensure invasive tree bugs are not hitching rides on trains from other parts of the country to the Black Hills. The trains are transporting logs ...

BLM crews are burning slash piles in South Dakota to reduce wildfire risk and protect communities by managing overcrowded ...

BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, S.D. (AP) — Cleared of ponderosa pines, firebreaks wider than football fields run along some forest ridges here. Stripped trees hauled from a roadless area that once was ...

It’s a festive time of year. Christmas decorations are everywhere and often, the displays center around a tree. Did you know that South Dakota forest products companies directly employ around 1,500 ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A forest fire in southwestern South Dakota that killed one firefighter and injured four more has grown to more than 5,100 acres, but the head of the firefighting operation says he ...