Custer State Park
I have not seen anything on the national news but there is a very large wildfire burning in CSP. Hwy 79 is closed from Maverick Junction to Hermosa. Many people have been evacuated or are on alert. ...
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3oaks wrote:Mortimer Brewster wrote:With that statement, it is very apparent you are not familiar with that part of SW South Dakota at all. :R
It’s not all bad. Fire is actually beneficial to grasslands. It speeds nutrients to the soil and suppresses tree encroachment.
It is in the Black Hills of SD, not prairie grass lands. Picture mountains with thick forests of Black Pine and Oak trees and meadows. :@
Actually it is in both, the forest and the grassland. I am kind of familiar with this part of the state. ;)
The trees are Ponderosa pines in the forested areas.
