December 29, 2011 in The Daily Republic
DEADWOOD (AP) The Forest Service and the Lawrence County Commission have reached an agreement to fight pine beetles on federal land.
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December 19, 2011 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY (AP) While some critics say the U.S. Forest Service isn’t doing enough to address the pine beetle problem in South Dakota’s Black Hills, others think the federal agency is going too far. Continue Reading
November 28, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Jim Sanders, 58, is the longest-serving supervisor in the 102-year history of the history of the 3-million-acre Superior National Forest. Continue Reading
November 8, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The changes were announced to DNR staff last month but weren’t made public at the time. Commissioner Tom Landwehr said he wants to make more timber available with less paperwork and delay for the state’s loggers and mills, which have been hit hard by low demand and low prices resulting from the economic slump. Continue Reading
October 18, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The National Park Service said today the Tooth Lake Fire remains at about 300 acres. The fire is burning in mixed pine and hardwood forest, two miles south of Namakan Lake.
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October 17, 2011 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) Gov. Dennis Daugaard says landowners in the Black Hills are showing a strong interest in fighting the region’s widespread infestation of mountain pine beetles.
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October 17, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The forest fire burning since August in northeastern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is now 90 percent contained, authorities said Sunday. Continue Reading
September 29, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Officials tallying the cost of fighting the widespread wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northeastern Minnesota say expenses have topped $12 million. Continue Reading
September 20, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A half-inch of rain over the next couple days is expected to keep a large forest fire from spreading in northeastern Minnesota. Continue Reading
September 19, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Firefighters expect a good day for gaining ground on a forest fire that has blackened 147 square miles of northeastern Minnesota. Continue Reading
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