Logging

Restoration work on the old McVey Fire burn area in Black Hills National Forest.

Review spurs updates to Black Hills sustainable harvest report

BY: - November 17, 2022

An independent review of a federal document that helps guide timber sales in the Black Hills National Forest has led to a refinement of the statistics on forest inventory loss. One of that 2020 document’s main conclusions, however – that a reduction in logging is likely necessary to sustain the long-term health of the forest […]

A timber project in the Black Hills National Forest. (Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service)

Black Hills timber sales fall 20 percent

BY: - October 25, 2022

RAPID CITY — Timber sales in the Black Hills National Forest have declined sharply, prompting praise and condemnation. The national forest’s advisory board met recently in Rapid City, where Forest Supervisor Jeff Tomac shared figures from the 2022 fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Timber sales in the forest totaled 112,874 CCF, Tomac said – […]