Rosebud Sioux Tribe Forestry Department

03/06/2025

In doing this forestry work, lots of biowaste gets accumulated and something has to done with this waste. My thought is to turn this biowaste into "Bio Brick". To do this, RST Forestry would need about a million dollars for equipment! Forestry really does need this as part of the lumber business.

Those of you that would like to make a comment, please do so.

02/06/2025

As I continue the submission of what Forestry should or could be doing in promoting the work of Forestry, we really should be talking of Fire Control. This is my biggest fear! My thoughts would be to go into timbered area to promote safety and ownership!

As we enter this Fire Season, the whole of the public should have the awareness to report plumes of smoke to 911 all the time. We need to thin the area that would be prone to fires be pruned and thinned as it would be around homes and leave like park areas.

Engage the communities and start pruning and thinning these areas up to close to the fire trail, which would be a good start area.

02/06/2025

As Director of RST Forestry, it is my responsibility to express how I feel about our timber resource.

The significance of Climate Change will affect how we tend to this forest, through the RST Forest Management Plan.

I feel RST is very lucky to have this Renewable Resource. I feel it has the ability to support a million-dollar economy if RST Forestry, OHDC, and or REDCO would come together in finding a niche for our lumber and economy.

Small log cabin kits would be one, I have a plan if you would like to engage. This goes out to admin too!!

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30/05/2025

RST Forestry was going to have a grand opening June 2nd, but we got a little ahead of ourselves and so we plan to have it the week of the 16th. I hope you're not too disappointed!!
You're going to see a lot of great things coming from Forestry, I hope for many jobs.

09/05/2025

updated lumber listing

07/05/2025

All right, our sawmill is about ready to produce. Once the State Electrical Inspector inspects everything, we can fill orders, so order up.

11/04/2025

Tree planter positions are now full

10/04/2025

The RST Forestry Program needs more laborers for tree Planting!!
Come quick to our office for applications. $12.00 per hour. UA's are required.

27/09/2024

The RST Forestry Program has plans to hire 3 more temporary Sawyers and 3 more temporary laborers, You can pick up applications at the RST Forestry Office.

09/08/2024

When I first took this job, as Dir. of RST Forestry, I wanted to build log cabins for the poor people, because of our severe lack of housing which is causing most of our Social Ills, drunkenness, drugs, sexual abuses, spouse abuse and so on.
I ended concentrating on making this place a lumber yard bringing in $1.283.000.00 to upgrade this capability and so now we have a new sawmill and a bldg. to cover it along with a kiln and a Bio brick molder and wood pellet former for replacement of our hardwood firewood made out of our pine sawdust. I feel it will be a large revenue source once going.

It's hard to cope living in tight quarters with other families living in the same house, they eat and drink food that you bought for your family.
I wanted to build small simple ones that the common man can build with the help of his or her Tiospaye, the tribe/SWA and earnest monies($5,000.00 from the family/Tiospaye) put in a bank because of a developed MOA between the tribe/ SWA and the Tiospaye where they would share the building of a 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom and a 3 bedroom on cabins that where designed to grow larger if needed.
The family or Tiospaye that is getting the house would have to commit the $5000.00 of earnest monies hours to the building of the house and at least 60% of the labor and call it sweat equity and this labor hour would actually be deducted from the $5,000.00 as time was committed to building the home. A dollar value into that building which would deduct from the earnest monies that all would recognize this sweat equity effect back through the MOA. Maybe an equal match in dollars or even a quad match, to lower the overall cost of the home.
I want to do something other that what the tribe is doing for our people, but those houses that are going up now will be costing that homeowner close to $300,000.00 for their new house and how long do you think it will take you to pay this off. I want an alternative, who is in agreement with me!!????