New Tethered Logging Video 🎥: Managing tree density on steep slopes, using specialized logging equipment such as this, reduces the threat of mountain pine beetle infestations and reduces the threat of severe wildfire. Mountain pine beetles are a natural part of the Black Hills ecosystem, and thinned stands of trees help keep the population in check. A thinned stand of trees is also more fire resistant with improved likelihood of wildfire remaining on the ground as it passes through the stand. |