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Badlands National ParkSunset on the Badlands at Cedar Pass
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Badlands National Park
Management

management includes:

Park Planning
 

Laws and Policies

Superintendent's Compendium (192 KB PDF) - Specific regulations of Badlands National Park established under the discretionary authority of the Park Superintendent
The rich hue of the Yellow Mounds paleosols  

Did You Know?
The yellow and red layers in the badlands formations are fossilized soils, called paleosols. Fossil root traces, burrows, and animal bones found within the soils provide scientists with evidence of environmental and climatic changes that occurred in the badlands over time.

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Last Updated: April 16, 2009 at 12:54 EST