Abstract - Introduction of Prescribed Burning to Wind Cave
National Park Lovaas, Allan L. 1976. Introduction of Prescribed
Burning to Wind Cave National Park. The Wildlife Society
Bulletin 4. pp. 69-73. Because of the poor fire control
reputation at Wind Cave National Park, due to heavy fuels and
past conflagrations, initiation of prescribed burning was
prudently delayed until 3 years after prescribed burning was
introduced into the Black Hills in 1970 by other agencies. The
introduction provoked minimal negative public reaction, although
a fire that escaped immediate control was widely publicized. The
success of the introduction to the Black Hills and the park was
attributed to the unity of the land management agencies,
effective public relations, participation by ranchers, and
control of the burns. Citation from J. Studdendieck & G. Wilson,
"An Identification of Prairie in National Park Units in the
Great Plains," p. 173, NPS 1986 (BEOL). Did You Know? The
scientific name for the Stemless Hymenoxys is Hymem