About BHFRA

BHFRA Introduction

Welcome! The driving force in all BHFRA endeavors is working toward the achievement of our Mission Statement: to ensure the perpetual coexistence of healthy ecosystems and healthy forest resource economies in the Black Hills

The Black Hills Forest Resource Association is a non-profit membership-supported organization devoted to improving forest management decision-making and policies on the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota and Wyoming.  Our members include forest products companies, professional foresters, and concerned citizens who support protecting the Black Hills’ forest environment while maintaining its relationship with dependent communities and economies.  Headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota, the BHFRA and its members:

• Actively support and promote continuing sustainable, scientific forest management on the Black Hills National Forest;

•  Continually monitor, participate, and partner with the Forest Service on their forest projects and planning activities;

• Serve as liaison between, and forge collaborative partnerships among the forest products industry, the public, land management agencies, all levels of government, and other professional and citizen’s organizations on issues of mutual interest;

• Provide information and facilitate education about forestry, the environment, and land use;

Meet the BHFRA

Our Staff:  

Our Members:

Our members are the heart and soul of the Black Hills Forest Resource Association.  These companies and their employees are upstanding contributors to our region's economic stability, are active in their communities, and are consummate stewards of the forest environment.  Below, you'll find a directory of BHFRA full members' forest products manufacturing operations, including contact information, number of employees and a general description of their products. 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are a forest landowner and wish to talk to someone about timber harvest on your land, the person listed below under 'Forestry & Timber Purchasing Contact' is who you should call.  Also, please see our list of Associate Member logging and thinning contractors at the bottom of the page.

Belle Fourche, SD
Hills Products Belle Fourche Sawmill Products: Wholesale lumber and bagged wood shavings Employees: 20 Contact: Randy Schmidt (605)892-6315 www.hillspg.com	Photo Coming Soon
Hill City, SD
Neiman Enterprises Rushmore Forest Products Prooducts: 4/4 finished lumber 5/4 decking tongue & groove pattern wood shavings Employees: 120 Contact: Dan Buehler (605)574-2512 www.neimanenterprises.com
Rapid City, SD
Black Hills Moulding Products: Remanufactured wood components (e.g., cabinetry, furniture, woodcraft parts) Employees: 35 Contact: Gary Mallams ( 605)341-1158
Forest Products Distributors Products: Treated lumber and posts remanufacturing lumber brokerage Employees: 20 Contact: Carroll Korb (605)341-6500 www.forpd.com
Dakota Panel Products: Finished particleboard for kitchen and bath cabinet line Some industrial particleboard Employees: 290 Contact: Wayne Bunge (605)348-1613 ext. 502 (Formerly Merillat Industries)
Baker Timber Products Products: Rough dimension and boards log siding tongue-and-groove timbers posts & poles chipping Employees: 30 Contact: Bill or Bob Baker (605)348-8338
Sturgis, SD
Baldwin's Sawmill Products: Rough and finished lumber timbers Employees: 7 Contact: Don Baldwin (605)347-2751	Photo Coming Soon
Custer, SD
R.E. Linde Sawmill Products: Dimension rough lumber blue stain paneling Employees: 10 Contact: Bob or Jack Linde (605)673-4607	Phot Coming Soon
Spearfish, SD
Neiman Enterprises Spearfish Forest Products Products: 4/4 finished lumber 5/4 decking tongue & groove pattern wood shavings Employees: 255 Contact: Dave Brenneisen (605)642-7741 www.neimanenterprises.com
Heartland Wood Pellets Products: Residential heating stove pellets Employees: 20 Contact: Ev Follette (605)642-2363
Hills Products McLaughlin Sawmill Products: Dimension rough and finished lumber utility timbers Employees: 35 Contact: Pat Tennyson (605)642-2800
Whitewood, SD
Hills Products Wood Treatment Products: Preservative treated posts poles lumber and timbers Employees: 14 Contact: Jody Parker (605)642-2450 www.hillspg.com	Photo Coming Soon
Wheeler Consolidated Products: Manufactured timber bridges preservative treated posts barn and utility poles timbers Employees: 40 Contact: Jeff Parrett (605)269-2215 www.wheeler-con.com
Hulett, WY
Neiman Enterprises Devils Tower Forest Products Products: Moulding and shop lumber 4/4 finished lumber 5/4 decking wood shavings Employees: 99 Contact: Mark Stiller (307)467-5252 www.neimanenterprises.com

Our Associate Members:

Associate members are people, companies, and other supporters of forest management who also make gracious contributions to help us accomplish our program of work.  For your reference, we have included a list of BHFRA-member logging and thinning contractors, should you ever wish to consider timber harvest on your property.  To inquire about Associate membership, email BHFRA@yahoo.com or call us at 605-341-0875.

Black Hills Logging & Thinning Contractors

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