Trees will be used to cleanse contaminated railroad site
May 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic
200 poplars will remove toxins from the soil, water behind Depot Pub and Grill site.
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Mitchell named Tree City USA by Arbor Day Foundation
April 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic
This is the 33rd year Mitchell has earned the national distinction.
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SDSU Extension, SD Ag Dept. hosting tree workshop
April 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) SDSU Extension and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture will be hosting a tree workshop in Sioux Falls next week to help residents deal with the aftermath of the spring ice storm.
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Forest Service changes rule on project protests
April 10, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The move marks an attempt to resolve differences early and avoid lengthy appeals over projects such as timber sales or road decommissioning.
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Deadwood to use $100K for pine beetle battle
April 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The mountain pine beetle epidemic has killed thousands of acres of ponderosa pine trees in the Black Hills and made the forest vulnerable to wildfires.
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SD governor signs $2 million funding bill for beetle fight
March 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The $2 million will be available immediately to help counties fight the insects that have devastated pine forests in parts of the Black Hills.
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More pine beetle funding gains support in Legislature
March 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE County governments should receive a total of $2 million in additional state financial assistance for fighting infestations of pine beetles, the state Senate decided Tuesday night.
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Herseth Sandlin to speak at women’s ag meeting
March 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Former South Dakota Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin will speak during the inaugural gathering of the Women’s Farm and Forestry Alliance on March 11-12 at the Saint Paul Hotel in St. Paul, Minn. Continue Reading
Pennington County faces shortfall in beetle battle
February 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY (AP) A budget misstep is forcing South Dakota’s Pennington County to dip into emergency funds to keep up the fight against the mountain pine beetle.
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Deadline to use cut-and-chunk technique for pine beetle nears
February 12, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) The South Dakota Department of Agriculture is reminding citizens that the deadline to kill mountain pine beetles through the cut and chunk method is March 1.
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