By Talli Nauman
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Cheyenne River Tribe to Host Land, Food, Water Summits
Tribes Band Together to Fight Keystone XL Pipeline
New Rapid City Firm Hiring, Where Are the Workers?
A new firm in Rapid City is building a plant on Dyess Avenue in Rapid City. Slated to open by summer 2013, WL Plastics is struggling to get applicants for jobs at the production company. Read the full article in the Rapid City Journal and follow community planning and development in the archives. Read more »
Another Hungry Beetle Eating into Black Hills Trees
When pine trees have plenty of moisture and are not stressed, pine engraver beetles attack only the limbs and tops of the trees. Read more »
400 Rapid City Homeowners To Be Affected by New Flood Plain Maps
Rapid City Public Works City Engineer Dale Tech reports that updated FEMA maps more accurately record what properties are threatened by flooding and what properties are not. The Public Works Committee will consider adopting the maps which will have an impact on federal flood insurance costs. Read the full artic Read more »
Journey's 'Reslient Landscapes' Presentation Part of National Collaboration
An immersive visualization called “Resilient Landscapes: a History and Future of Black Hills Floods,” will be the first of 12 presentations over three years at Rapid City's Journey Museum funded by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationgrant in cooperation with Worldviews Network, according to a report on KOTA's MyTown website. Read more »
State Sends $2 Million for Pine Beetle Fight
The state will match county spending two-to-one for any county money spent after Jan. 1, 2013. No single county can receive more than 55 percent of the total state funds, according to the press release issued about the bill.
Read the bill, HB1050.
Learn more about the state of South Dakota's efforts to fight pine beetles at its Beat the Beetle site. Read more »
Pine Beetle Infestation and Fire Risk in the Black Hills
Pine Beetle Infestation and Fire Risk in the Black Hills
White paper - written by Grant Foster, Tempo Analytics
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Radiation Testing in Buffalo Gap Creates Delay For SD National Guard Training
The South Dakota National Guard field training in Buffalo Gap National Grasslands has been put on hold due to possible uranium radiation. The Rapid City Journal reports that a concerned citizen wrote to Governor Dennis Daugaard because he was worried about the possible health issues it could impose on the soldiers. Read more »
Frustrated Landowners May Get Some Protection Against Hunters and Anglers
House Bill #1135 would give landowners some protection against intrusions by hunters and anglers on water that spreads over their property. Sportsmen argue that the bill is unclear and far-reaching. Read the full article in the Rapid City Journal and follow legislative news Read more »
