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Draft Assessments
The Draft Assessments include:
- Aquatic, Riparian and Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems
- Insects, Disease, and Invasive Species
- Soils and Watersheds
- Socioeconomics (ecosystem services, multiple uses)
- At Risk Species
- Recreation Settings, Opportunities, and Scenic Character
- Land Status, Ownership, Use, and Access Patterns
- Existing Special and Potential Designated Areas
- Potential Wilderness Inventory
- Infrastructure
- Ecological Integrity of Forested Ecosystems: Status and Trend
- Ecological Integrity of Non-Forested Ecosystems: Status and Trend
- Air Quality
- Fire and Fuels
- Cultural Resources
- Timber
- Rangeland Management
- Baseline Carbon Stocks
- Areas of Tribal Importance
- Energy and Minerals
- Wild & Scenic Rivers
- Climate change vulnerability in the Black Hills National Forest (DRAFT) - This assessment was prepared by the Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center/Pacific Northwest Research Station. While it is not a required assessment per the 2012 Planning Rule, the Black Hills NF was fortunate to have this document prepared and we would like to make it available for public review along with the other draft assessments. Many of the assessment reports used information from this climate report and cited the document. Climate change is an important issue that will continue to be considered as we move through the Forest Plan revision process.
Featured Events
- Smokey Bear 80th Birthday Coloring Contest
Date(s): May 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024 - National Forest Week - Dugout Gulch Botanical Trail Hike
Date(s): Jul 13, 2024 - Nature Connection Workshop: Animal Tracking & Naturalist Skills
Date(s): Jul 13, 2024 - July Moon Walk - Explore the Dark Skies at Jewel Cave
Date(s): Jul 20, 2024 - Learning about Animal Furs and Tracks
Date(s): Jul 27, 2024 - August Moon Walk - Wild for Prescribed Fire and Smokey Bear!
Date(s): Aug 17, 2024 - Reptile Investigations
Date(s): Aug 24, 2024 - Songbird of the Black Hills Campground Sing-Along
Date(s): Aug 31, 2024 - September Moon Walk - Are Our Hills "Slip-Sliding Away?"
Date(s): Sep 14, 2024
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