Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) |
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Report Contents (click to jump to a section) : - Projects Occurring Nationwide - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Black Hills National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Black Hills National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Black Hills National Forest, Bearlodge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Black Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Black Hills National Forest, Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Black Hills National Forest, Northern Hills Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) | |||||
Projects Occurring Nationwide |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR 228, subpart A. EIS |
- Regulations, Directives, Orders | On Hold | N/A | N/A |
Sarah Shoemaker 907-586-7886 sarahshoemaker@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes revisions to its regulations at 36 CFR 228, Subpart A governing locatable minerals operations on National Forest System lands.A draft EIS & proposed rule should be available for review/comment in late 2020
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57214 |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. These regulations apply to all NFS lands open to mineral entry under the US mining laws. More Information is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/geology/minerals/locatable-minerals/current-revisions. | |||||
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Black Hills National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Black Hills National Forest Land Management Plan Revision EIS *NEW LISTING* |
- Land management planning |
Developing Proposal Est. NOI in Federal Register 07/2025 |
Expected:05/2027 | 06/2027 |
Louie Conroy 605-517-0870 louie.conroy@usda.gov |
| Description: The Black Hills LMP revision will look to update current LMP to better manage the forest's resources and to better meet the intent of the 2012 planning rule. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Black Hills National Forest All Units. STATE - South Dakota, Wyoming. COUNTY - Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Weston, Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Black Hills NF Land Management Plan revision does not a have a physical location but will affect all lands pertaining to the jurisdiction of the Black Hills NF. | |||||
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Black Hills National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Trek Travel SUP CE |
- Special use management |
Completed This project has changed to a CE that does not require a written decision document and will be removed from the SOPA. |
06/2024 |
Bonnie Jones 605-642-4622 bonnie.jones@usda.gov |
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| Description: Trek Travel plans to utilize the Black Hills National Forest from mid-June to early September for gravel bike riding. Utilizing both the Mickelson trail as well as additional paved and gravel roads through the NF including service roads. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District, Mystic Ranger District, Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer, Lawrence, Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Paved & gravel system roads & trails going through: Spearfish Canyon, Higgon's Gulch, Savoy, Deadwood, Rochford, Hill City, Sylvan Lake, Custer, Mt Rushmore etc. | |||||
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Black Hills National Forest, Bearlodge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Fort Forest Management Project EA |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management |
In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 12/14/2024 |
Expected:08/2025 |
10/2025 |
Ryan Tallmadge 307-283-1361 ryan.tallmadge@usda.gov |
| Description: Thinning, prescribed fire, watershed improvements, oak management, and wildlife habitat improvement
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67343 |
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| Location: UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Eight miles northwest of Sundance, WY. | |||||
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Nelson Hazardous Fuels Reduction CE *UPDATED* |
- Forest products - Fuels management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 05/23/2025 |
Expected:08/2025 |
09/2025 |
Patrick Champa 605-279-2126 pchampa@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Thinning and timber harvest to reduce hazardous fuels on isolated National Forest parcels.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67815 |
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| Location: UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T52/53N, R64/65W, 6th PM. 10 miles northwest of Sundance, WY. | |||||
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North Sand Vegetation Management EA *UPDATED* |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
Completed | Actual: 06/27/2025 | 08/2025 |
Elizabeth Krueger 307-283-1361 x3473 elizabeth.krueger@usda.gov |
| Description: Thinning, prescribed fire, and oak management
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/65540 |
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| Location: UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Six to ten miles south of Beulah, Wyoming. | |||||
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Union Wireless Telecommunications Facility Permit CE |
- Special use management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 06/2025 |
Expected:08/2025 | 05/2026 |
Emily Reif 307-283-1361 Emily.Reif1@usda.gov |
| Description: Issuance of special use permit for addition of telecommunications facility at existing site. New tower (50-100' tall), two small buildings, propane tank, cement pad. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T. 52 N., R. 63 W., section 20, 6th P.M. Warren Peak telecommunications site, Crook County, Wyoming. | |||||
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Black Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Amendment 32 CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 04/16/2025 | 04/2025 |
Anita Swanson 605-673-9200 anita.swanson@usda.gov |
| Description: Special use authorization for Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc., to install approximately 160' of power line above Forest lands to connect power to a parcel of private property. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - BHM, T5S R5E Section 10, Custer County, SD. Approximately 4 miles east of Pringle, SD, at the western side of the intersection of Beaver Creek and Flynn Creek Roads. | |||||
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F.W. Cashmere Private Road Access & Maintenance Request CE |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 08/12/2024 | 08/2024 |
Edward Davis 605-673-9292 Edward.Davis2@usda.gov |
| Description: Special use authorization for development and maintenance of approximately 30 feet of road across NFS lands to access private property owned by F.W. Cashmere. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - T3S, R4E, Section 20. Custer County Parcel ID# 004809, approximately 3.4 miles west-northwest of Custer. | |||||
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Frass Forest Health Project EA *UPDATED* |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
Completed | Actual: 05/07/2025 | 06/2025 |
Anita Swanson 605-673-9200 anita.swanson@usda.gov |
| Description: Project to primarily salvage harvest beetle infected and/or killed trees to reduce the extent of a rapidly spreading bark beetle infestation and recover value of beetle-hit trees; increase forest health resiliency and reduce risk of wildfire.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67387 |
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| Location: UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project is on National Forest System lands northeast of Pringle, South Dakota, and east of Highway 385. Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park are located around 1.5 miles east of the project. | |||||
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Redbank Springs Campground Toilet Replacement CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Recreation management | Completed | Actual: 04/02/2025 | 09/2025 |
Alberta Settle 605-673-9256 alberta.settle@usda.gov |
| Description: Replacement of Vault Toilet at Redbank Springs Campground | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Township 1S Range 1E Section 3. Redbank Springs Campground, approximately 8 miles west of Deerfield Lake in Pennington County, SD. | |||||
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Sunday Gulch USGS Stream Gage CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 06/18/2025 | 06/2025 |
Dona Warwick 307-283-1361 dona.warwick@usda.gov |
| Description: Special use authorization to include this Hell Canyon Ranger District location in the operation and maintenance for an early warning, flash flood streamgage for Pennington County Emergency Management in Pennington County, SD
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=68398 |
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| Location: UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T2S R4E Sec 13. Near Sunday Gulch stream: project is located on the south side of Highway 87, approximately 1/4 mile south of the junction of Highway 87 and Palmer Ck Road. | |||||
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Black Hills National Forest, Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Jenny Gulch Exploration Drilling Project EA |
- Minerals and Geology - Special use management |
On Hold | N/A | N/A |
Jonathan Manning 605-673-9200 Jonathan.Manning2@usda.gov |
| Description: This project includes diamond core drilling at up to 42 drill sites, access road maintenance (as needed), drill pad clearing (as needed), and reclamation activities.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/57428 |
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| Location: UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Sections 19, 30, 31, T2N R5E and Sections 13, 14, 24, 25, T2N R4E. North of Silver City, SD. | |||||
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Pete Lien and Sons Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Minerals and Geology |
In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 04/09/2025 |
Expected:10/2025 |
10/2025 |
James Gubbels 605-343-1567 james.r.gubbels@usda.gov |
| Description: Pete Lien and Sons has submitted a plan of operations to conduct exploratory drilling southwest of Rochford, SD. Up to 18 holes would be drilled in search of graphite materials. Each hole would be 3 inches in diameter and up to 1,000ft. deep.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67838 |
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| Location: UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Sections 3, 4, 5, T. 01 N., R. 03 E. and Section 25 T. 02 N., R. 02 E, and Sections 30, 32, 33 T. 02N., R 03E. Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project area lies approximately 3 miles southwest of Rochford, South Dakota. | |||||
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Ridgeback Vegetation Management Project CE *UPDATED* |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
Completed | Actual: 06/11/2025 | 06/2025 |
Thawney Stottler 605-716-1984 thawney.stottler@usda.gov |
| Description: The purpose and need of this project is to improve forest health and increase resiliency within the project area to wildfire and insect disease using a variety of commercial and non-commercial treatments.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67113 |
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| Location: UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T1S, R6E; sections 23-28, 31-36; T2S, R6E, sections 1-5, 10-15, 22-27, 36; T1S R7E, sections 17-20, 30, 31; T2S, R7E, sections 6, 7, 19, 30. The Ridgeback Vegetative Management Project area lies approximately 3 miles east of Keystone, South Dakota. | |||||
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Sawbuck Forest Management Project EA |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 01/21/2025 |
Expected:09/2025 |
10/2025 |
Thawney Stottler 605-716-1984 thawney.stottler@usda.gov |
| Description: We are proposing conifer thinning, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, planting efforts, as well as enhancements to watersheds, riparian areas, and wildlife habitats.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67518 |
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| Location: UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer, Lawrence, Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Sawbuck Forest Management Project area lies approximately 13 miles west of Hill City, South Dakota. | |||||
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Triple Seven Vegetation Management Project CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 05/21/2025 |
Expected:09/2025 |
10/2025 |
Thawney Stottler 605-716-1891 thawney.stottler@usda.gov |
| Description: The purpose and need of this project is to improve forest health and increase resiliency within the project area to wildfire and insect and disease using a variety of commercial and non-commercial treatments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=68023 |
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| Location: UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - The legal description of the project area is T3N, R6E; sections 25-27, 34, 35; T2N, R6E, sections 1-3, 10-12, 13, 14, 22, and 24. The Triple Seven Vegetative Management Project area lies approximately 3 miles west of Blackhawk, South Dakota. | |||||
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Black Hills National Forest, Northern Hills Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Black Hills Energy Colson Lot D Deadman Tract Utility Install CE |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 09/16/2024 | 10/2024 |
Valerie Jagim 605-642-4622 valerie.jagim@usda.gov |
| Description: Black Hills Energy is proposing to install a new utility line to bring power to the Lot D property. BHE would bury the powerline in the most direct line possible from an existing transformer 1500 ft away.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/66724 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T5N R5E Section 20. | |||||
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Breezy Meadows FLPMA SUP CE |
- Special use management - Road management |
Completed | Actual: 06/04/2024 | 06/2024 |
Valerie Jagim 605-642-4622 valerie.jagim@usda.gov |
| Description: NHRD is considering issuing a twenty-year FLPMA permit for the Breezy Meadows located seventeen miles south of Deadwood, SD off Highway 385. This special use permit will bring the current use and maintenance, including snow removal into compliance.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/65937 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T3N R4 E Section 26. | |||||
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Buffalo Forest Health EA |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 03/05/2025 |
Expected:09/2025 |
09/2025 |
Chris Stores 605-443-3081 Chris.Stores@usda.gov |
| Description: Forest management to encourage ecological diversity, primarily focusing on enhancement of aspen and meadow areas and movement of pine toward structural stage objectives.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67248 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 13 miles south of Spearfish, SD. Project area is bounded by Tinton Road, Wagon Canyon Road, the Wyoming border, and US Highway 85. | |||||
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Gimlet Creek and Upper Silver Creek Riparian Restoration CE |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management |
Completed | Actual: 06/04/2024 | 09/2024 |
Matthew Scott 605-673-4853 matthew.c.scott@usda.gov |
| Description: Beaver dam analogs will be constructed along Gimlet and upper Silver Creek to elevate the water table and help restore riparian ecosystem. Willows will also be harvested to be used in the BDA's as well as planted in banks to encourage willow growth.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/66131 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Upper Silver Creek T3N R3E S35 Gimlet Creek T2N R4E S 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 21, 28. | |||||
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Lead-Deadwood Sanitation District Road Access SUP CE |
- Special use management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 07/02/2024 |
Expected:07/2024 |
08/2024 |
Valerie Jagim 605-642-4622 valerie.jagim@usda.gov |
| Description: The Black Hills National Forest is considering authorizing a 20 year FLPMA Special Use Permit for Lead-Deadwood Sanitation District to access proposed roads that lead to the LDSD Pipeline system.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/66463 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Township 3 N, Range 2E, 9 Miles Southwest of Lead. | |||||
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Little Spearfish Trail Restoration CE |
- Recreation management | Completed | Actual: 03/17/2025 | 05/2025 |
Bonnie Jones 605-642-4622 bonnie.jones@usda.gov |
| Description: Two separate trails in the Little Spearfish Watershed are in need of rehabilitation, maintenance, and alterations. Little Spearfish Trail has a section of flooding that is proposed to be rerouted. The 76 Trail requires updated water bars and signs.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/67307 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - T4N, R1E, Section 2,3; T5N R1E Section 36. Little Spearfish Trail is located 3 miles southwest of Savoy, SD just east of Timon Campground. The 76 Trail is located just across from Spearfish Canyon Lodge in Savoy. | |||||
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Minnesota Mountain Lode HOA FLPMA SUP CE |
- Special use management - Road management |
Completed | Actual: 10/28/2024 | 10/2024 |
Valerie Jagim 605-642-4622 valerie.jagim@usda.gov |
| Description: BKNF is considering issuing a 20-year FLPMA Special Use Permit to the residents of Minnesota Mountain HOA to allow for the snow plowing and maintenance of NFSR 204.1, 204.2 and unclassified roads U1200130, U1200194 for access to their property.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/66898 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T2N R4E Sec 6 and 7, approximately 5 mi southwest of the intersection of Killoern Springs Rd and HWY 385. | |||||
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Ponderosa Exploration Drilling CE *UPDATED* |
- Minerals and Geology |
In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 06/20/2025 |
Expected:09/2025 |
09/2025 |
Chris Stores 605-642-4622 Chris.Stores@usda.gov |
| Description: Solitario Resources has submitted a plan of operations to conduct exploratory drilling at up to 49 sites in the Long Draw and Limestone Plateau areas, approximately 13 mile south of Spearfish, SD. No mining would occur under this proposal.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/64551 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East of Spearfish Canyon and US Highway 385 and west of Hanna Road (County Road 196. Primary access is via Long Draw Rd (NFSR 209). | |||||
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Ponderosa Exploration Drilling EA *NEW LISTING* |
- Minerals and Geology | Cancelled | N/A | N/A |
Chris Stores 605-443-3081 Chris.Stores@usda.gov |
| Description: Solitario Resources has proposed exploratory drilling for gold mineralization on National Forest System land located southeast of Cheyenne Crossing, SD. Drilling would occur at up to 49 drill sites. Total disturbance would be approximately 2 acres. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Immediately southeast of Cheyenne Crossing and east of Spearfish Canyon. Primary access to the area is Long Draw Road (NFSR 209). | |||||
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SDN Fiber Optic Installation - Revised Nemo Tower CE |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 10/30/2024 | 11/2024 |
Callie Ackerman-Jasper 605-443-3077 Callie.Ackerman-Jasper@usda.gov |
| Description: South Dakota Network, is installing a fiber optic network to provide high speed internet to underserved areas of the Black Hills. The network consists of towers connected by underground fiber optic. SDN has proposed installation on NFS lands.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/65728 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFS land adjacent to Nemo, SD. | |||||
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SDN Fiber Optic Installation - Tower 4N Construction CE |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 10/30/2024 | 11/2024 |
Callie Ackerman-Jasper 605-443-3077 Callie.Ackerman-Jasper@usda.gov |
| Description: South Dakota Network, is installing a fiber optic network to provide high speed internet to underserved areas of the Black Hills. The network consists of towers connected by underground fiber optic. SDN has proposed installation on NFS lands.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/65729 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Roughly 7 miles south of Deadwood. | |||||
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Trail 8225 Intersection Realignment CE |
- Road management | Completed | Actual: 10/23/2024 | 11/2024 |
Landon Dinius 605-673-9238 landon.dinius@usda.gov |
| Description: Pennington County is intending to realign the existing approach of the 8225 Trail and Rochford Road 220 ft to the south. They intend to install a metal culvert for drainage as well as add surfacing gravel to the new approach.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/archive/66943 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - T2N R4E S21. Intersection of 8225 and Rochford Road approximately 5 miles East of Rochford. | |||||
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Zeppelin Forest Health EA *UPDATED* |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
Completed | Actual: 04/23/2025 | 05/2025 |
Chris Stores 605-642-4622 chris.stores@usda.gov |
| Description: The purpose of the Zeppelin Project is to increase the resiliency of forest landscapes to mountain pine beetle outbreaks and the potential for high severity wildfires by implementing vegetation treatments that would thin dense pine stands.
Web Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/63845 |
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| Location: UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 2 miles west of Piedmont, SD, and 6 miles south of Sturgis, SD. | |||||
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