Public surveys underway on Black Hills National Forest

The public will encounter contract employees working on the Black Hills National Forest in developed and dispersed recreation sites and along forest service roads. They will be out in all types of weather conditions, wearing bright orange vests and near a sign that says “Traffic Survey Ahead”.

The National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) survey is being conducted on the Black Hills National Forest that began in October of 2018 and will go through Sept 30, 2019. The information gathered is useful for forest planning as well as local community tourism planning.

It provides National Forest managers...