Report calls for large cut in Black Hills timber production - New Canaan Advertiser

RAPID CITY, S.D.

(AP) — Scientists are calling for a 50% to 60% reduction in timber production for the Black Hills National Forest over the next several decades, according to a report released Tuesday.

The 68-page report by the USDA Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station is based on forest census data taken over a two-year time frame and evaluates harvest level sustainability.

The recommendation follows the mountain pine beetle infestation that killed nearly 9 million ponderosa pine trees in the Black Hills and an increase in the extent and severity of wildfires.

Published On: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:03:15 GMT