Friends of the Norbeck

Current Issues

Hell Canyon Reforestation Project

Appeals due February 4, 2013

Recent Issues

Norbeck Timber Sale Lawsuit

Dismissed by Eighth Circuit, November 16, 2011

Latest News:

DoBH Comments on Keystone XL DSEIS,

Comments due April 22, 2013

FotN Comments on SDARNG Permit Renewal, Appeals due May 13, 2013

Plaintiffs Ask WY District Court to Reconsider Forest Plan Petition, December 7, 2012

Norbeck MPB Update, July 23, 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

The Forest Service proposes renewing the SD National Guard's Special Use Permit on the Black Hills for another five year period, using a Categorical Exclusion to avoid doing an environmental assessment.There is no Forest Service webpage for this project.Appeals due by May 13, 2013FotN et al Comments on SDARNG Special…See More

Feb 11

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Hell Canyon Reforestation

USFS Reforestation Project Decision Memo, w/o maps, 12-19-12, 675 kbUSFS Reforestation Project Appendix A, Public Comments, 12-19-12, 363 kb…See More

Nov 15, 2012

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Brian Brademeyer posted a blog post

MPB Update--July 2012

The mountain pine beetle (MPB) outbreak in the Central Black Hills has slowed considerably within the Norbeck Preserve in the past year, with green once again becoming the dominant color in the Preserve. Some of the best regeneration is shown in the photo below.With the opening of the canopy, the sunlight reaching the…See More

Jul 23, 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, 2012

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Brian Brademeyer posted a blog post

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, 2012

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Brian Brademeyer posted a blog post

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, 2012

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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, 2012

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Brian Brademeyer posted a blog post

Last Norbeck Option is Supreme Court

Last Norbeck Option is Supreme CourtAnyone driving west from Mount Rushmore on Highway 244 is confronted by the severe damage being inflicted upon the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, not by pine beetles but by the US Forest Service. Friends of the Norbeck and Native Ecosystems Council have one last option to stop this senseless logging damage: appealing the Norbeck case to the US Supreme Court.…See More

Dec 3, 2011

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