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

Mountain Pine Beetle
Rapid City, South Dakota

Click Here to Schedule an Inspection for Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Trees.

Click here to see the Pest Update by Dr. John Ball from the Plant Science Department at SD State University

• How to Identify Trees Infested with Mountain Pine Beetle.
• Information on Wildland Urban Interface and the Firewise Communities Program
• Mountain Pine Beetle Supression Plan
• Ordinance Creating Nuisance for Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Trees
• Resolution Declaring Emergency
• Resolution to allow logs larger than 24" in diameter to be disposed of at the Rapid City Landfill
• Letter to Property Owners
• Rapid City Journal Forum Article
• MPB Cost Share Program Procedures

Contact Information:
Jerry Cole, Parks and Recreation Director: jerry.cole@rcgov.org
Gary Garner, Urban Forester: gary.garner@rcgov.org