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Forest Service changes rule on project protests

April 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MISSOULA, Mont. The U.S. Forest Service has changed its rule on when a protest can be filed against projects that require an environmental analysis, such as a timber sale or a road decommissioning. Continue Reading

Horse trail project faces uncertainty

April 9, 2013 in The Daily Republic

GF&P wants to move ahead with Black Hills plan.
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US Forest Service apologizes for fire near Lemmon

April 8, 2013 in The Daily Republic

HETTINGER, N.D. (AP) A U.S. Forest Service official has apologized for a fire that burned more than 16 square miles of Dakotas grassland after flames escaped from a prescribed burn southeast of Hettinger.
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Officials say Pautre Fire 100 percent contained

April 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LEMMON, S.D. U.S. Forest Service officials say a fire that blackened more than 16 square miles of Dakotas grassland has been fully contained. Continue Reading

Forest Service at fault for Pautre Fire: Ranger apologizes

April 6, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

HETTINGER In a meeting with nearly 100 farmers and ranchers from here to Lemmon, S.D., the U.S. Forest Service on Saturday claimed responsibility for the Pautre Fire that scorched thousands of acres of grassland between Wednesday and Friday. Continue Reading

Ranchers: Forest Service had ‘zero support’ for burn; Meeting today in Hettinger to address questions, claims process

April 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

On day two of the Pautre Fire that destroyed more than 14,000 acres of grasslands in northwest South Dakota, the biggest question ranchers were asking was, “Why?” Continue Reading

Fighting to open Painted Canyon: Hoeven works with Park Service to keep Badlands overlook site from staying closed

March 28, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

One of North Dakota’s highest-ranking officials is throwing his weight behind an effort to open the Painted Canyon Overlook. Continue Reading

Oil company stakes out area for oil well pads steps away from Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch

March 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The sights and sounds of industrial oil drilling could soon be just steps away from one of western North Dakota’s most treasured landmarks. Continue Reading

US Ag Dept. grants $323M to 41 states; ND’s share: $630

January 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that it was granting $323 million to 41 states and Puerto Rico as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. North Dakota’s share: $630. Continue Reading

GF&P wants road closed near sensitive bat cave

December 28, 2012 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) The South Dakota Game Fish and Parks is asking the Forest Service to hold off on opening a road that is close to a bat cave in the Black Hills.
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