• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Multimedia Presentations

Video Clips, Podcasts, and Programs - Download video podcasts of the following topics.

Wind Cave National Park Video 3.1 mb RealVideo - An overview of Wind Cave National Park filmed during the park's Centennial Celebration.

How to Make Limestone - 18 mb RealVideo - a fun program with students learning how limestone forms.

Wild Cave Tour Tightest Spot Video - 906 kb RealVideo - Want to go on Wind Cave's Wild Cave tour? Watch this video of the smallest passageway on the tour route.

What is Boxwork? Learn about this unusual formation found primarily in Wind Cave.

Exploration of Wind Cave Exploration of Wind Cave is a continuing process. Current explorers discover about three miles of cave each year.

Elk History at Wind Cave National Park The history of reintroducing elk to Wind Cave National Park is a fascinating story.

Managing the Elk at Wind Cave National Park Wind Cave National Park is a relatively small national park and all of the grazing animals must share the land. Learn about how the park is protecting the land and the wildlife living here.

PowerPoint Programs - Download the following PowerPoint Presentations

Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction - 2.9 mb

Geology of Wind Cave - 2.2 mb

Building the Rankin Ridge Fire Tower - 1.2 mb

Centennial Fossil Site - 10.7 mb
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Animated Animal Silhouettes - Artist Tom Brockman has created several animations of park animals.

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.