• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

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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 - Prickly Poppy

Prickly Poppy - Argemone polyanthemos
Prickly Poppy - Argemone polyanthemos
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  • Bibliography Bibliography

    Plants - Research bibliograhy of plant studies done in the park Read More

  • Wildflower Wildflower

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Did You Know?

fire on the prairie

Fire is an important factor in protecting the prairie.  Historically, fires burned across the prairie every 4 to 7 years.  Fires burn the small trees that would otherwise march across the prairie and turn the grasslands to forest.