Current Issues

MPB Response Project

Appeals due June 25, 2012

Okawita Paha

Vestal Timber Sale

Objections by May 27, 2012

Greyhound Exchange

Comment by October 16, 2011

 

Mickelson Horse Trail

Comment by August 31, 2011

 

Sand Creek Burning

Appeal Denied on May 20, 2011

Palmer Gulch Allotment

Appeal denied on January 20, 2011

Norbeck Timber Sale Lawsuit

Dismissed by Eighth Circuit, November 16, 2011

 

 

Recent Issues

Byway Lakes Dredging Project

Comments closed on August 8, 2011.  

 

Sand Creek Logging

Appeal Deadline was July 6, 2010

BHNF Travel Plan

Appeal Deadline was June 28, 2010

Black Elk Burn Plan

Decision Indefinitely Postponed

Rushmore Beetle Plan

Final Plan SIgned on April 24, 2010

Mickelson Connector

Comments Closed on Dec. 9, 2009

 

Latest News:

Forest Plan Lawsuit, 11-cv-00340, October 27, 2011

Plaintiff's Opening Brief has been filed in Wyoming District Court, May 8, 2012

Supreme Court Denies Petition on Norbeck Logging, April 23, 2012

Friends of the Norbeck et al. Petition for a Writ of Certiorari has been denied, bringing an end to our attempt to stop the logging in the Norbeck Preserve.

 

 

Update: Black Elk Wilderness Pine Beetle Outbreak, April 9, 2012

 

 

 

Pine Beetle Infestation in Black Hills, March 1, 2012

New statistical analysis of pine beetle tree-mortality levels vs. environmental variables. Pine Beetle Infestation and Fire Risk in the Black Hills, February 10, 2012

 

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Brian Brademeyer posted a blog post

Harney Peak Trail 9 Hike--Easter 2012

On Easter Sunday, 2012, I hiked from Willow Creek Trailhead to Harney Peak, going past Elkhorn Mountain and along the Elkhorn-Harney ridge.  I hadn't taken this particular hike into the Black Elk Wilderness in probably 50 years, and I was eager to see the progress of the recent mountain pine beetle outbreak.  A slideshow of photos taken on this hike can be found here (click the View Slideshow…See More
Apr 9
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Pine Beetle Infestation in the Black Hills

Friends of the Norbeck has commissioned a new analysis of the relationship between environmental factors and pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills.  Several factors seem to have influence, but by far the most important variable is last year's beetle tree-kill level.  Then come strong contributions from June precipitation…See More
Mar 2
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Norbeck Certiorari Petition

Supreme Court Denies Norbeck Petition, 4-23-12On April 23, 2012, the Supreme Court denied our Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. This brings to an end our attempt to stop the logging in the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve.Supreme Court Dockets Norbeck Case as No. 11-1040Forest Service et al. have until March 26, 2012, to…See More
Feb 14
Brian Brademeyer posted a blog post

Pine Beetle Infestation and FIre Risk

Friends of the Norbeck recently commissioned professional statistician Grant Foster to look at possible relations between large fires, on the one hand, and weather, logging, and beetle tree-mortality levels on the other.  We provided him with a century of data from the Black Hills National Forest, 1910-2009.On February 10, 2012, Grant completed his analysis, and produced a detailed "white paper" entitled…See More
Feb 9
 
 
 

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