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Black Hills National Forest
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Firefighters burn slash piles to get rid of needles, limbs, and tree tops that fuel hot fires in the summer time. Burning reduces the potential for fire spread and creates seedbeds for regeneration. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. |
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| 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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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. |
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Current Wildland Fire Information
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US Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest
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