Bark beetles have ravaged 85,000 square miles of forest in the western United States since 2000, including this area in California as seen in 2016. U.S. FOREST SERVICE A forester in Poland’s Bialowieza Forest points to larvae of spruce bark beetles. WOJTEK...
Lethal fungus that causes white-nose syndrome may have an Achilles` heel, new study reveals Madison, WI, January 2, 2018 – The fungus behind white-nose syndrome, a disease that has ravaged bat populations in North America, may have an Achilles’ heel: UV...
More Room for South Dakota Bison to Roam The Nature Conservancy has signed a new agreement with the National Park Service to help conserve one of its most genetically valuable bison herds. Like Yellowstone National Park, bison from Wind Cave National Park in western...
Black Hills Parks & Forests Association has long anticipated our new website. We are so excited to now release it! The new website will be more content driven than commerce driven. We will be able to keep you up-to-date on upcoming events and accomplishments with...
Veterans and active military personnel continue to serve USA Chadron, October 24, 2017 – Five military veterans and one current member of the US Army Reserve have been working on both the Pine Ridge Ranger District near Chadron and the Bessey Nursery near Halsey to...
The Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL) honored two Mount Rushmore Society books during the APPL Partnership Awards Banquet held in Atlanta on February 19. “Four Famous Faces” received the Publication of the Year Award and “Cooks In...
National Bison Day Celebration Saturday November 2, 2013 Museum of the American Bison 607 St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, (605) 791-3266 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE TIME SPEAKER 10:00 am to 10:30 am When Buffalo Attack: Myths and truths about coming face to face with a buffalo...
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Return of the Bison to Wind Cave National Park This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the reintroduction of bison to Wind Cave National Park. Fourteen bison from the Bronx Zoo in New York City were released in...
