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Helping a threatened species | South Dakota
osprey nest

South Dakota Game Fish and Parks and the City of Hill City approached Black Hills Energy and asked if we would be willing to help relocate an Osprey nest. The nest was not in a great location and Osprey’s are a State threatened species in South Dakota. We thought this would be a great opportunity to promote environmental stewardship and agreed to donate time and materials to the project.  Last Tuesday, we removed the nest from a light at the baseball field and transported it over to a new platform location. The nests can weigh 3-400 pounds so it takes a coordinated effort to accomplish this. We also installed 4 nest deterrents on the surrounding lights at the baseball field to prevent future nesting.

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