Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - the USGS

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USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Wind Cave National Park Vegetation mapping for WICA falls under the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program's general task of completing all the national parks within the Great Plains Ecosystem. Other parks in this region that have been mapped or are currently in progress include: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Badlands National Park, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Jewel Cave National Monument, Devil's Tower National Monument, Scott's Bluff National Monument, and Fort Laramie National Historic Site. Any available data pertaining to these and other USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping projects can be accessed at the USGS/BRD's website: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg. photo by D. Cogan Figure 1. Bison on a western wheatgrass - Kentucky bluegrass grassland at Wind Cave National Park. Introduction 3
USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Wind Cave National Park PROJECT AREA Founded in 1903 as the seventh national park in the United States, Wind Cave National Park is best known for its extensive cave system and abundant wildlife. WICA personnel presently manage 81.76 miles of known passages in the Wind Cave complex along with 28,295 surface acres, predominately mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forest. Two lightly used gravel roads and several trails cross the central and eastern parts of the Park. Location and Regional Setting WICA is situated on the southeastern edge of the Black Hills Region of South Dakota (Figure 2), about 7 miles north of Hot Springs, SD. The Park lies in Custer County between Custer State Park to the north and Black Hills National Forest to the west. U.S. Highway 385 and South Dakota Highway 87 are the Park's major roads; secondary roads within WICA include NPS 5 and 6 (Figure 3). Figure 2. Location Map for Wind Cave National Park. Project Area 4
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