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Jewel Cave National Monument, Black Hills: 83,508 acres (33,794 ha) [1] 0 Largest single wildfire in South Dakota and Black Hills history, ruled an arson [2] [5] 2001 Elk Mountain II north of Dewey, Black Hills [a] 13,195 acres (5,340 ha) [1] 2001 Rogers Shack south of Jewel Cave, Black Hills: 11,896 acres (4,814 ha) [1] 2001 West Hell
The Ashley National Forest (Flaming Gorge WFM, Kings Peak WFM), The Bureau of Land Managements Unaweep WFM and The Nature Conservancy's Southern Rockies. [4] Since 2005, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (Forest Service) has also implemented the use of fire use modules (known as wildland fire modules) as well throughout the country.
After a series of devastating wildfires in 1893, U.S. President Grover Cleveland created the Black Hills Forest Reserve on February 22, 1897. [5] U.S. President William McKinley issued a presidential proclamation on September 19, 1898, appending the Black Hills Forest Reserve geographic boundaries while acknowledging the forest preservation decrees established by the Timber Culture Act and ...
Oak Forest is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.It is mostly surrounded by Cook County Forest Preserves (hence the name). Some neighboring communities of Oak Forest include Crestwood to the north, Midlothian to the northeast, Markham to the east, Country Club Hills to the southeast, Tinley Park to the southwest, Orland Park to the west, and beyond Bachelor's Grove Cemetery and Forest ...
Elk Mountain Fire Tower, Hells Canyon District, Black Hills South Dakota-measured as the tallest fire tower in the country-80+feet tall Bear Mountain Fire Lookout Tower, Pennington Co SD still in service 7166' original tower was built in 1910 of logs, replaced with 30' metal tower in 1939
[4] [5] The Forest Preserve District Association was formed in 1911 after a new state law was adopted in 1909; however, the courts declared the law unconstitutional in 1911. In 1913, Illinois adopted the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act [3] that was signed by the governor and survived legal challenge. The 1913 law allowed a county board:
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It remains one of the largest recorded fires in the history of the Black Hills. [2] It was the largest fire in the area since the 1931 Rochford Fire. [9] It destroyed 18,838 acres (7,623 ha) of young trees and 12.2 million board-feet of timber. Additionally, 17 cabins burned and 100 cattle were killed by the fire. [1]