The federal government approved a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining-related activity in a portion of South Dakota’s Black Hills. The ban covers 32 square miles of federally owned land located about ...

Great Sioux Nation and Biden administration representatives opened a path to joint stewardship of the Black Hills National ...

A part of the Burning Beetle festival, the Living in Community in or Forested Environment seminar helps keep homeowners safe ...

The department finalized a plan to withdraw more than 20,000 acres of national forest land from future mining.

South Dakota is one of those states that is rich in wildlife, from the harsh beauty of the Badlands (which also happens to be a U.S. national park with stunning sunsets and sunrises) to the ...

(Some of the area in which Rushmore stands was eventually purchased by the state of South Dakota and developed as Custer State Park; the rest was part of the Black Hills National Forest.) ...

If you're interested in participating in the Burning Beetle Festival, be sure to secure a torch ticket. Tickets can be picked ...

The project’s location is in the Jenney Gulch area of the Black Hills National Forest, within a mile of Pactola Reservoir. The man-made mountain lake is the largest and deepest reservoir in the ...