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Black Hills National Forest is located in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, United States. The forest has an area of over 1.25 million acres (5,066 km 2 ) and is managed by the Forest Service .
The Black Hills, the United States' oldest mountain range, [11] is 125 miles (201 km) long and 65 miles (105 km) wide stretching across South Dakota and Wyoming. [12] The Black Hills derived its name from the black image that is produced by the "thick forest of pine and spruce trees" that covers the hills and was given the name by the Native Americans belonging to the Lakota (Sioux). [13]
The Black Elk Wilderness is a nature preserve located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The wilderness was designated by an act of Congress in 1980. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service , Black Elk Wilderness is part of Black Hills National Forest .
Indigenous activists praised a recent federal government proposal to ban new mineral exploration in a swath of South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest for 20 years but said it falls short by ...
These seeds were gathered from elsewhere in Black Hills National Forest, as well as Harney National Forest. By January 1, 1940, 6,500 pounds (2,900 kg) of seeds had been planted across 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) in the burn scar area. [10] However, later testing revealed that the planted trees were of a subspecies not native to the area.
Pages in category "Black Hills National Forest" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The northern Black Hills approximate Lawrence and Meade Counties and are roughly equivalent to the Northern Hills District of the Black Hills National Forest. The central Black Hills (the Mystic District of the Black Hills National Forest) are located in Pennington County west of Rapid City. The southern Black Hills are in Custer and Fall River ...
The Jasper Fire was 25% larger than any other reported fire in the Black Hills. Of land use in the Black Hills National Forest , 52,472 acres (21,235 ha) in Hell Canyon Ranger District, 26,294 acres (10,641 ha) in Mystic Ranger District, and 2,836 acres (1,148 ha) of private land burned.