"Please do not call 911 if you see a large plume of smoke in the air on Tuesday, April 22," the U.S. Forest Service said in ...

The typically serene setting along U.S. Highway 385 in South Dakota as it winds peacefully past the western shore of Sheridan Lake in the central Black Hills is now a busy work zone with a rocky ...

Even with less bureaucracy and fewer environmental safeguards, stimulating an industry that’s in the doldrums won’t come easy ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Seasonal gates and recreation sites that are not open through the winter on the Black Hills National Forest will be closed Monday, Dec. 16, the U.S. Forest Service ...

What if the best view of the night sky is just a road trip away? Explore how light pollution shapes our connection to the ...

This rental cabin in South Dakota is the perfect base camp for visiting underrated Wind Cave National Park and the rest of ...

Blaine Cook, a retired U.S. Forest Service forest management scientist, walks through a logging site in the Black Hills National Forest, on July 14, 2021, near Custer City, S.D. Cook said his ...

(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.) ...