South Dakota Focus: Mountain Pine Beetle Update

SD Focus - 04/19/2012

On SDPB's April 19^th edition of South Dakota Focus, we bring you up to date on the battle over the Mountain Pine Beetle in the Black Hills. Experts are currently preparing to attack this huge problem but many wonder what this attack will mean to our environment, the Black Hills and the people who live there. Find out at 8pm CT / 7pm Mt. Plus you can call in with your own questions 1.877.825.5788 or send your questions to SDFocus@sdpb.org

To watch the full edited interview with host Stephanie Rissler and Duane Short from the BioDiversity Conservation Alliance, click here: http://www.youtube.com/sdpbdotorg

Ray Sowers - SD Dept. of Ag, Dir. & State Forester

Dr. John Ball - Professor of Forestry, SDSU  - Forest Health, SD Dept of Ag

Kurt Allen - US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region

Jeff Parrett - Black Hills Forest Resource Assoc.

Wheeler Lumber, Whitewood SD

 

Duane Short - (pre-recorded interview)

Wild Species Program Director

Biodiversity Conservation Alliance

 

 

South Dakota Department of Agriculture

http://sdda.sd.gov/

Office of the Secretary
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
523 E Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3182
Phone: 605-773-5425
Fax: 605-773-5926
Email: agmail@state.sd.us
Office hours - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time

South Dakota Department of Agriculture
3305 ½ West South Street Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone: 605-394-2395
Website: http://sdda.sd.gov/Forestry/
Email: SDRCF@state.sd.us


US Forest Service (Rapid City Service Center)
8221 South HYW 16 Rapid City, SD 57702

 

Beat the Beetles Website

 http://www.beatthebeetles.com/

 

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPyhQoY6BdkOyoCAGixyPg!/?ss=110203&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=stelprdb5113978&navid=130000000000000&pnavid=null&position=Not

 

 

Black Hills National Forest

http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills

US Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest
Supervisor's Office
1019 N. 5th Street
Custer, SD 57730
 Main Phone: (605) 673-9200

 

 

Black Hills Forest Resource Assocation

http://bhfra.org/mountain_pine_beetle.asp

 

Biodiversity Conservation Alliance

http://www.voiceforthewild.org/index_2.html

Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
P.O. Box 1512
Laramie, WY 82073

Phone: (307) 742-7978
Fax: (307) 742-7989

 

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