http://www.nps.gov/wica News releases from Wind Cave National Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr11192009.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:30 EST The sounds of hammers and electric saws fill the air as a $1.4 million renovation project begins in the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr-111709.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:20:03 EST Twenty-three bison from Wind Cave National Park will soon be roaming the prairie of their new home in northern Mexico. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/wind-cave-national-park-will-offer-free-cave-tours-on-veterans-day.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:34:08 EST Wind Cave will offer free cave tours at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. on Wednesday November 11th, 2009.  Visitors will walk along the Garden of Eden Tour route and view boxwork formations for which the cave is famous. This 1/4-mile tour is moderately strenuous with approximately 150 steps and lasts one hour.  Tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Cave temperature is approximately 53 ºF. A light coat or sweater and sturdy walking shoes are recommended. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/10292009pr.htm Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:40:20 EST Twenty-three bison from the mixed-grass prairie of Wind Cave National Park will soon be on their way to the high desert of Mexico. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr09242009.htm Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:02:09 EST Air quality specialists from around the nation met recently at Wind Cave National Park as part of an annual meeting to share information about protecting visibility in Class I areas. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr09112009.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:14:05 EST On September 26, 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. Additionally, entrance fees at all national parks will be waived for the day. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr09102009.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:44:02 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/pr08272009.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:46:03 EST Fire crews are busy laying hose and constructing mow lines in preparation for a 617-acre prescribed fire planned this fall in Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr07092008.htm Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:19:20 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be offering special night hikes this summer in hopes of seeing a black-footed ferret, the rarest animal in North America. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr06102009.htm Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:37:17 EST Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be offering free tours of the Natural Entrance, Garden of Eden, and Fairgrounds on the weekends of June 20-21, July 18-19, and August 15-16. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr05212009.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 12:27:20 EST After a six-month project to install new water lines, the Elk Mountain Campground at Wind Cave National Park is reopening Friday, May 22. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr04242009.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 12:14:51 EST Officials at Wind Cave National Park plan to burn 617 acres west of the park’s visitor center this spring if weather and fuel conditions are within acceptable ranges. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr01152009.htm Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:58:48 EST Staff at Wind Cave National Park this spring will be offering two new types of programs, one designed for youngsters and another for adults. Each will be starting later this month and run into April. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr12112008.htm Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:37:12 EST Winter driving conditions, poor visibility, and high speeds are creating hazardous driving conditions at Wind Cave National Park. Adding to the deadly mix is the chance of encountering two-thousand pound bison lying or walking along the roadway. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr12042008.htm Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:10:36 EST Holiday events at Wind Cave National Park begin with the annual Christmas bird count on Sunday, December 14, followed by the park’s holiday open house on Wednesday, December 17. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/10162008pr.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:13:16 EST A year after the reintroduction of black-footed ferrets into Wind Cave National Park, the program is showing signs of success. Fourteen kits, baby ferrets, were trapped and released in the park’s primary reintroduction areas last week during four nights of surveying.  http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/10092008pr.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:24:03 EST Firefighters with the Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department will have improved communications during fires thanks to a Rural Fire Assistance Program grant of $20,000 received from Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/10032008pr.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:03:27 EST Dan Roddy, Wind Cave National Park’s biologist, was recently presented the National Park Service’s Midwest Region Natural Resource Management Award. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/10012008opr.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:43:40 EST Depending on fuel and weather conditions, park management plans to conduct a 93-acre prescribed fire this fall. The project area surrounds the Elk Mountain Campground, and it could be burned as early as this weekend. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr09192008.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:36:15 EST All cave tours and programs at Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park, along with entrance to Devils Tower National Monument and Badlands National Park, will be free to the public on Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr09182008.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:32:16 EST Biological Science Technician Duane Weber’s job can be described in numbers: 1,600 miles hiked, three pairs of boots worn out, and tens of thousands of elk observations. Weber spends just about every workday hiking around Wind Cave National Park monitoring 45 radio-collared elk and observing the health of the park’s elk population. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr09042008.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:49:08 EST Listening for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk is the subject of ranger programs this September at Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr07162008.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:54:34 EST One hundred and five years in the making, Bree and his family became Wind Cave’s sixth-millionth visitor Wednesday, July 16. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/07092008-pr.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:32:00 EST Wind Cave National Park is hosting informal open houses across the state the week of July 21 soliciting comments on a draft elk management plan/environmental impact statement (EIS) written to manage elk using the park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr06202008.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:07:19 EST Wind Cave National Park is soliciting comments on a draft elk management plan/environmental impact statement (EIS) written to manage the park’s elk population. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/6122008-pr.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:14:25 EST Visitors along the Fairgrounds Tour Route will view Wind Cave in a new light this summer thanks to a new lighting system. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr040708.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:02:19 EST Visitors to Wind Cave National Park on Saturday, April 26, will be able to view a live black-footed ferret and partake in special activities as part of National Junior Ranger Day. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr942007.htm Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:21:05 EST Vidal Davila, Chief of the Division of Science and Resource Management at Big Bend National Park, Texas, has been named as the new Superintendent of Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/pr-2008-2.htm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:00:28 EST Wind Cave National Park is currently seeking applicants for a variety of positions for the 2008 summer season. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/elk-study-2008.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:59:09 EST Forty-five GPS (Global Positioning System) radio collars were recently placed on elk in Wind Cave National Park as part of the fourth year of an on-going study to learn about elk movement patterns in the Southern Black Hills. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/open-house.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:41:50 EST The lobby of the visitor center at Wind Cave National Park was filled with parents, neighbors, and friends on Tuesday, December 11, as students from the Hot Springs third grade sang carols at the park’s annual open house. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/veterans-free-day.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:25:26 EST Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours to military veterans and current military personnel and their families on Sunday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day.  http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/prescribed-fire-2007.htm Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:15:31 EST Depending on weather and fuel conditions, fire officials at Wind Cave National Park plan to conduct a 93-acre prescribed burn this fall. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/bison-roundup-07.htm Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:08:38 EST Eighty-seven bison are on their way to new homes as a result of Wind Cave National Park’s annual bison roundup. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/092007-pr.htm Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:56:17 EST All cave tours and programs at Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park will be free to the public on Saturday, September 29, in recognition of National Public Lands Day http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/centennial-challenge.htm Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:00:00 EST Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument will be among the National Park Service (NPS) units benefiting from proposals announced Thursday, August 23, at a press conference in Yosemite National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/sca-pr.htm Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:28:04 EST Four summer interns at Wind Cave National Park are giving back to the park while exploring careers in conservation. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/fire-restrictions-2007.htm Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:01:37 EST Acting Superintendent Rick Mossman 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). http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/midwest-fuel-pr.htm Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:48:00 EST The fire management staff of the Northern Great Plains Area Park Group, located at Wind Cave National Park in Hot Springs, South Dakota, is the winner of the 2007 Midwest Regional Fuels Award. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/campground-fire-pr.htm Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:23:29 EST Fire crews were busy Friday afternoon, July 20, suppressing a small fire in Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/ferret-return.htm Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:37:32 EST After a thirty-year absence, black-footed ferrets, one of the rarest animals in North America, have returned to Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/87-closure.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:39:00 EST Ongoing road construction on Highway 87 in Wind Cave National Park will necessitate a one-day closure of the road. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/highway-87-reopens-for-traffic.htm Thu, 24 May 2007 14:06:25 EST Highway 87 has reopened for traffic in Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/black-footed-ferret-fonsi.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:53:38 EST One of the rarest animals in North America is returning to Wind Cave National Park. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/highway-87-closure.htm Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:23:01 EST The planned closure of Highway 87 in Wind Cave National Park for work on the Pig Tail Bridge will begin April 16. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/highway-87-in-wind-cave-national-park-to-close-for-bridge-construction.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:01:18 EST This project has been delayed.  Highway 87 will close in early April. S.D. Highway 87 in Wind Cave National Park will close for upwards of five weeks beginning March 5 while contractors work on the Pigtail Bridge.  The road will be closed from the junction of Highway 385 and Highway 87 to the Rankin Ridge Fire Tower access road. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/2006-christmas-open-house.htm Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:13:08 EST Holiday events at Wind Cave National Park this year will include an open house and Christmas bird count. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/park-conducts-annual-bison-roundup.htm Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:22:40 EST The sound of thundering hoofs, helicopter rotor blades, and clanging metal gates marked the beginning of Wind Cave National Park’s annual bison roundup. Two helicopters working in tandem brought in 318 animals during the two-day roundup held on October 16 and 17. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/free-tours-at-wind-cave-september-30-in-honor-of-national-public-lands-day.htm Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:05:00 EST All cave tours and programs at Wind Cave National Park will be free to the public on Saturday, September 30, in recognition of National Public Lands Day. http://www.nps.gov/wica/parknews/park-to-close-for-road-construction.htm Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:35:16 EST Highway 87 in Wind Cave National Park will close for upwards of four weeks beginning September 11 while contractors work on the Beaver Creek Bridge