Business · 24/10/2011
US Forest Service to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Calumet Project in South Dakota
The US Forest Service plans to assess the environmental impact of a proposal to treat an area of 31,772 acres in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, to reduce the threat of a mountain pine beetle epidemic and promote a more fire-resistant landscape, with the goal of mitigating high-severity wildfires near communities and the wildland-urban interface.