http://www.nps.gov/wica News releases from Wind Cave National Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/05172013.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 14:17:48 EST The Elk Mountain Campground, closed since March 7, is scheduled to reopen with reduced services for the summer on Friday, May 24. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/05012013pr.htm Wed, 01 May 2013 16:26:12 EST High school students from Custer recently practiced trigonometry by mapping part of the world’s sixth-longest cave. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr04112013.htm Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:18:04 EST Free tours of Wind Cave will be offered Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26, as part of National Park Week. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/03272013pr.htm Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:26:27 EST A series of brown-bag lunch programs are being given this April at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/03152013pr.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:51:02 EST Nearly four hundred elk from Wind Cave National Park were recently moved into Custer State Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr03072013.htm Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:08:54 EST The Elk Mountain Campground is closed at Wind Cave National Park as the park begins implementing a 5% across-the-board cut in its operating budget. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/02112013pr.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:41:41 EST The movement patterns of 36 elk at Wind Cave National Park are now being monitored using GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking radio collars. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr01102013.htm Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:49:28 EST Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 21. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/12202012pr.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:57:52 EST Programs for exploring nature with children and discovering the park’s backcountry will be offered this winter and spring at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/110812pr.htm Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:47:01 EST Poor visibility and vehicle speeds too high for winter driving conditions can lead to accidents involving wildlife at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr11012012.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:56:55 EST Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours over Veterans Day Weekend in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Force. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/10032012pr.htm Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:23:56 EST Volunteers from the Friends of Wind Cave National Park recently helped park staff remove over 3,300 feet of barbed wire fence on National Public Lands Day. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/09212012pr.htm Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:49:09 EST On September 29, National Public Lands Day, Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park will host visitors and volunteers for a special day of service and celebration. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/09072012pr.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:31:24 EST National Park Service archeologists recently completed a three-week investigation of the Sanson Buffalo Jump and surrounding area in Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/08312012a.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:19:34 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be leading programs this September to listen for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/08312012.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:11:33 EST The public is invited to visit an archeology dig in progress at the Sanson Buffalo Jump in Wind Cave National Park on Wednesday, September 5. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/08012012.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:58:55 EST The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs served as temporary storage of some Wind Cave museum objects recently when the park was threatened by a wildfire. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr07212012.htm Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:06:47 EST Visitor services at Wind Cave National Park remained closed Saturday due to the Myrtle Fire. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/0629a2012.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:51:51 EST For the second time this year, Wind Cave National Park has implemented fire restrictions due to extreme fire conditions in the park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/06292012.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:35:56 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park have seen an 11% increase in cave tour visitation over last year. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/06212012.htm Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:06:02 EST A chuck wagon dinner, with a visit from President Teddy Roosevelt, highlights a day of activities at Wind Cave National Park’s new land on Saturday, July 7th. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/06152012pr.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:19:39 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be offering a variety of interpretive programs this summer. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/05082012pr.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 13:13:19 EST Fire restrictions in place since mid-March have been lifted at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/05042012pr.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 11:14:37 EST The superintendents of Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park announced today that the two parks will cooperate in management of elk that use the parks. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/04172012.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:50:08 EST Free tours and special activities are scheduled at Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park to celebrate this year’s National Park Week. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/032212pr.htm Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:34:05 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park have increased their backcountry patrols to combat the illegal poaching of elk antlers. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-announced-fire-restrictions.htm Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:30:44 EST Wind Cave National Park Superintendent Vidal Davila announced today that due to extreme fire conditions in the park, fire restrictions are in place under the authority of 36 CFR 2.13 (c). To ensure public safety and to provide the highest degree of protection to park resources, the National Park Service is implementing the following restrictions: http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-seeks-comments-on-pine-beetle-assessment-and-response-strategy.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:06:00 EST Wind Cave National Park is soliciting comments on its Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Risk Assessment and Response Strategy. This strategy is designed to guide park managers as the current epidemic of beetles nears the park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr03072012.htm Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:15:58 EST Wind Cave National Park is hosting a series of meetings in mid-March to receive input on how the public would like to use the newly acquired 5,556 acres of land formerly owned by the Casey Family. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-equals-visitors-and-money-and-jobs.htm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:26:45 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows the 104,000 visitors who toured Wind Cave in 2010 spent $17.6 million in the park and surrounding communities. This spending supported more than 300 area jobs. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-uses-satellites-to-track-elk.htm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:08:29 EST Thirty-five GPS (Global Positioning System) radio collars were recently placed on elk in Wind Cave National Park. This marks the second year of a three-year study to document the effects of a recently implemented elk management plan. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr02172012.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:46:04 EST How visitors will use the newly acquired 5,556 acres of land formerly owned by the Casey Family is the focus of a planning process beginning in mid-March at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/02152012pr.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:56:47 EST Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service recently completed a four-year study looking at the flow, quality, and mixing of the park’s groundwater. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr02032012.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:10:23 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park continue to investigate Tuesday morning’s killing of two bull elk in the park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr02022012.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:46:44 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park are investigating the killing of two elk in the park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/01192012pr.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:55:48 EST Wind Cave National Park is soliciting comments on a draft environmental assessment (EA) written to replace the existing revolving door at the cave’s Walk-In Entrance. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/12172011pr.htm Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:55:53 EST Programs for exploring nature with children and discovering the park’s backcountry will be offered this winter and spring at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/11022011a.htm Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:30:28 EST Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours beginning Friday, November 11, through Sunday, November 13, in honor of Veterans Day. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/11022011pr.htm Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:10:39 EST Winter weather, night driving, and hard to see animals can make for hazardous driving conditions at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/public-celebrates-wind-cave-national-parks-new-land.htm Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:59:02 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK SD – An overflow crowd of neighbors, local residents, and visitors gathered near the historic Sanson homestead in Wind Cave National Park (NP) on Saturday, October 15, to celebrate the acquisition of 5,555 aces of ranchland formerly owned by the Casey family. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/dedication-plans-announced-for-wind-cave-land-addition.htm Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:01:34 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK SD – Visitors can get their first look at the new 5,555 acres of land recently acquired by Wind Cave National Park on Saturday, October 15. A dedication ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m. will be held on the property. Gates into the property will open at 9 a.m. The ceremony will take place outdoors atop a small hill. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/historic-plaque-unveiled-at-wind-cave-national-park.htm Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:53:14 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD: Six trees were planted and a historic plaque unveiled in celebration of National Public Lands Day at Wind Cave National Park Saturday, September 24. The newly formed Friends of Wind Cave National Park provided the labor as trees were replanted around the visitor center in order to preserve one of the park’s cultural landscapes. The new trees replace trees originally planted in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corp. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/addition-of-historic-ranch-to-wind-cave-national-park.htm Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:18:07 EST HOT SPRINGS, SD -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the National Park Service has acquired 5,555 acres of former ranchland, including a thousand-year-old buffalo jump and a historic homestead, that will become part of South Dakota’s Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-to-unveil-mather-plaque-and-plant-trees-on-national-public-lands-day-september-24.htm Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:45:59 EST The Friends of Wind Cave National Park and park employees will be busy September 24, National Public Lands Day, replanting trees and unveiling a bronze memorial plaque recognizing Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service. Free cave tours will also be offered that day. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/national-park-service-opens-office-in-hot-springs.htm Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:39:16 EST OMAHA, Neb. — Seven National Park Service (NPS) employees will soon be moving into their new office in Hot Springs, S.D. Located in the former Movie Gallery video store on South Chicago Street, the office will house the NPS Midwest Region West Servicing Human Resources Office (SHRO). http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-has-busiest-day-since-1976.htm Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:14:37 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. – A rainy Tuesday in mid-July contributed to rangers taking the most people through Wind Cave in a single day since August 10, 1976. Fifteen extra tours were put in to handle the heavy traffic on July 12. Besides the weather, another factor was the temporary closure of the Scenic Cave Tour at nearby Jewel Cave National Monument due to elevator problems. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-offers-free-tours-june-21.htm Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:58:16 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. – To kick off the beginning of summer, rangers at Wind Cave National Park will offer free cave tours on Tuesday, June 21. All thirty cave tours that day will be free. The first tour starts at 8:40 a.m. and the last tour leaves at 6 p.m. All cave tours begin at the visitor center which is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visitors will need a light coat or sweater and sturdy shoes. Reservations are recommended for the Candlelight and Wild Cave Tours; otherwise, all tours are first come, first served. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-celebrates-national-park-week.htm Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:33:50 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD – Free tours and special activities are scheduled at Wind Cave National Park to celebrate this year’s National Park Week. From Saturday, April 16, through Sunday, April 24, all tours at Wind Cave will be free. In addition to these below ground programs, special hikes will also be offered. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-begins-three-year-elk-study.htm Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:06:00 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. – Thirty-four GPS (Global Positioning System) radio collars were recently placed on elk in Wind Cave National Park. This marks the beginning of a three-year study to document the effects of a recently implemented elk management plan. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr01062011.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:20:00 EST Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, January 15, 16, and 17. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr12282010.htm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:55:32 EST Programs for exploring nature with children will be offered this winter at Wind Cave National Park http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-prairie-walkers-meeting-monday-december-27.htm Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:26:00 EST WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. – Walk off some of those holiday calories by joining this month’s Wind Cave Prairie Walkers as they continue their exploration of the park’s seldom seen backcountry areas. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/annual-christmas-bird-count-and-open-house-mark-the-season-at-wind-cave-national-park.htm Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:10:10 EST Holiday events at Wind Cave National Park begin with the annual Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 12, followed by the park’s holiday open house on Wednesday, December 15. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/twelve-additional-black-footed-ferrets-released-at-wind-cave.htm Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:49:38 EST Wind Cave National Park, S.D. – Twelve additional black-footed ferrets were recently released in Wind Cave National Park. The ferrets, seven males and five females, were bred in captivity at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/chip-and-seal-project-at-wind-cave-national-park-rescheduled-due-to-weather.htm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:19:28 EST http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-celebrates-national-public-lands-day-with-free-tours.htm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:59:37 EST In honor of National Public Lands Day, all tours at Wind Cave National Park will be free to the public on Saturday, September 25, 2010. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-prepares-for-fall-prescribed-fire.htm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:46:06 EST Wind Cave National Park, S.D. – Preparations are nearly complete for a 3,408 acre prescribed fire planned this fall at Wind Cave National Park. The burn area is located south of the Rankin Ridge Fire Tower and east of Highway 87. The burn could occur as early as the week of October 10th. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/elk-fence-nears-completion-at-wind-cave-national-park.htm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:33:48 EST Phase One of a fencing project designed to keep elk out of Wind Cave National Park during the hunting season is nearing completion. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-offers-free-tours-on-august-14-and-15-to-view-new-cave-lighting-system.htm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:12:48 EST All tours of Wind Cave will be free the weekend of August 14 and 15 to allow local residents and visitors the opportunity to view the recently completed cave lighting project. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/elk-bugling-programs-at-wind-cave-national-park.htm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:41:30 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be leading programs this September to listen for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-begins-night-hikes-in-search-of-ferrets.htm Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:11:35 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be offering special night hikes this summer in hope of seeing a black-footed ferret, the rarest animal in North America. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/mop-up-begins-for-wind-cave-national-park-prescribed-fire.htm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:27:32 EST Wind Cave National Park, S.D. – Over thirty-four hundred acres south of the Rankin Ridge Fire Tower were recently burned as part of a prescribed fire at Wind Cave National Park. Fire crews from multiple agencies began the ignition process for the American Elk Prescribed Burn by walking along the burn’s perimeter with drip torches Wednesday, October 20. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr05272010.htm Thu, 27 May 2010 18:25:09 EST All tours of Wind Cave will be free the weekend of June 5 and 6 as part of the celebration of National Trails Day. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr05202010a.htm Thu, 20 May 2010 16:46:47 EST The Wind Cave Prairie Walkers, a hiking group for anyone interested in discovering seldom seen areas of the park, will meet at the park visitor center at 9 a.m. on the last Monday of the month through August. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr05202010.htm Thu, 20 May 2010 15:43:25 EST A chip and seal project on U.S. Highway 385 and South Dakota Highway 87 in Wind Cave National Park is scheduled to begin in early June. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr04152010.htm Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:14:42 EST Fire crews from Wind Cave National Park and the Northern Great Plains Fire Office are preparing control lines and equipment for a planned 397-acre burn south of the Rankin Ridge Fire Tower this spring. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr04082010.htm Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:42:54 EST Free tours and special activities are scheduled at Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park to celebrate this year’s National Park Week. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr03252010.htm Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:17:08 EST The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced recently that the Wind Cave National Park wastewater treatment system is the recipient of the 2009 Operation and Maintenance Excellence Award. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr03102010.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:46 EST Staff from the Northern Great Plains Park Group based at Wind Cave National Park recently received the Brad Cella Award for diligence and proficiency in managing fuels funds to reduce risk to critical park values. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr01082010.htm Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:05:13 EST Programs for exploring nature with children and discovering the park’s backcountry will be offered this spring at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr12032009.htm Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:05:55 EST Wind Cave National Park is seeking volunteers for their annual Christmas Bird Count planned for Sunday, December 13.