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Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis
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Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis
 
The Hackberry has leaves very similar to the American Elm.  It is at its northern-most range in the Black Hills in the park.  By mid-to-late summer the Hackberry produces green to orange fruits which are eaten by birds.
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Bull Elk  

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Elk were the most widely distributed member of the deer family in North America and spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Mexico to northern Alberta. Elk began to disappear in the eastern United States in the early 1800s.
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