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Elk Mountain Campground Closed
The Elk Mountain Campground is closed and will remain closed through the summer of 2013 due to across the board budget cuts.
Wildflowers - American Vetch
American Vetch - Vicia americana
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
American Vetch is a good forage for grazing animals. Plains Indians prepared the tender, young stems and seeds in many ways.
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The Star Lilly (Leucocrinum montanum) has several common names including sand lily, sage lily, mountain lily, wild tuberose, and Star-of-Bethlehem. The word Leucocrinum comes from Greek meaning "white lily." More...