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NANPA Regional Forum -
The Black Hills and Badlands
October 2-5, 2003
Area Attractions
Animals of the Parks:
- Bison
- Pronghorn (antelope)
- Mule Deer
- Elk
- White-tailed Deer
- Big-horn Sheep
- Mountain Goats
- Prairie Dogs: black-tailed
- Coyote
- Big cats: mountain lions and bobcats
- Birds: red crossbill, mountain bluebird, golden eagle, prairie falcon, western tanager, magpie, wild turkeys
Special Attractions:
- Custer State Park: 77,000 acres; bison, deer and antelope roam freely over mixed grass prairie eco-system
www.custerstatepark.info
- Wind Cave Nat'l Park: 28,000 acre Nature Preserve; world's largest formation of mineral "boxworks" in miles of explored cave with lighted paths
www.nps.gov/wica
- Badlands Nat'l Park: 244,000 acres of 34 to 760 million year old sedimentary rock squashed full of ancient mammals --- rhinos, horses, camels, pigs, rabbits and rodents
www.nps.gov/badl
- Mammoth Site in Hot Springs: Over 50 Woolly Mammoth and other Ice-age bones lie where they fell; internationally known paleontological site and a national natural landmark
www.mammothsite.com
- Mt. Rushmore and Needles highway: granite spires and rock formations; America's shrine to Democracy, the great four faces. Arrive early and view Crazy Horse Memorial in nearby Custer, also carved in granite from a mountain
www.nps.gov/moru
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