Kids in the Woods
Kids in the Woods projects will help children
be better prepared in the future to care for the land as they
cope with climate change, demographic change, and demands for
clean air, clean water and healthy wildlife habitats. The Black
Hills National Forest sparks kids curiosity through its Moon
Walk programs. Read
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Moon Walk visitors
learn about the early homesteaders around Sundance, Wyoming.
2008 Fall Prescribed Burning
Begins
Prescribed fires are on of many tools public land
managers use to reduce the risk of unwanted wildfires while improving
wildlife habitat and overall ecosystem health.
Photo: Randy Skelton
took this photo of the Sundance prescribed burn on October 26,
2008
Video of the Sundance
Prescribed Burn on September 18, 2008
A Brief History of the
Black Hills
The name "Black Hills" comes from the
Lakota words Paha Sapa, which mean "hills
that are black." Seen from a distance, these pine-covered
hills, rising several thousand feet above the surrounding prairie,
appear black.
Listen to ForestNet Audiocast Topic: “Paha
Sapa” – American Indian Use of the Black Hills with
Donovin Sprague, Director of Learning at Crazy Horse Memorial
and Executive Director of First Nations Heritage Association.
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Proposed Travel Management Plan
The Forest Services proposes to designate which routes (roads and
trails) on federal lands administered by the Forest Service within
the Black Hills National are open to motorized travel. In so doing,
the agency will comply with requirements of the Forest Service 2005
Travel Management Rule.
Current Wildland Fire Information
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