Rapid City Department of Parks and Recreation
515 West Boulevard, Rapid City, SD  57701
(605) 394-4175 FAX: (605) 394-5307

Mountain Pine Beetle
Rapid City, South Dakota

• SD Department of Agriculture - Pest Alerts from Dr. John Ball

• Management of Bark Beetles in Fuel Reduction Treatments in the Black Hills

• Urban Interface Management Plan 

• USFS - Diseases and Insects of Rocky Mountain Region

• USFS - IPS Beetle Information

• USFS - Mountain Pine Beetle Information

• USFS - Red Turpentine Beetle Information

• USFS - Zimmerman Moth Information

•  Information on Wildland Urban Interface and the Firewise Communities Program

• Ordinance Creating Nuisance for Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Trees

• Commercial Spray Treatments

• MPB Brochure

Contact Information:
Lon Van Deusen, Interim Parks and Recreation Director: lon.vandeusen@rcgov.org
Gary Garner, Urban Forester: gary.garner@rcgov.org