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Learn about the amazing world of caves and explore the sunlit world of the prairie and forests of the park. The park's Environmental Education program which combines both a cave and a prairie experience is offered in late April and early May only. Reservations may be made by calling 605-745-4600. Wind Cave National Park offers educational cave tours throughout the year.
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Curriculum Materials
Wind Cave National Park's classroom materials are a mix of Elementary and Middle School activities. Focusing on the conservation of the cave and water resources of the park, these activities can be used as both pre- and post-visit activities or stand-alone ones.
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The different features that decorate a cave are called cave formations or speleothems. The speloeothem Wind Cave is famous for is called boxwork. Popcorn & frostwork may also be seen on cave tours. Explore more of the cave's unique speleothems here.
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Bison, pronghorn, and elk were reintroduced to the Wind Cave National Game Preserve in 1913 and 1914. Because of this, we can see many prairie animals such as: elk, bison, pronghorn, turkeys, prairie dogs, and maybe even a black-footed ferret. And, just as important, we can see the habitat that supports them.
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Wind Cave National Park is located where the grasslands meet the ponderosa pine forests of the uplifted Black Hills. Here, there is blending of the tall grass prairie species of the eastern Great Plains and the short grass species of the western Great Plains. Learn about the vanishing prair1e found in this national park.
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