Fires aimed at forest preservation in Custer State Park
State will burn up to 1,000 slash piles in a season if conditions permit
Another round of starting fires to prevent forest fires is here in South Dakota.
Visitors to Custer Sate Park this winter shouldn’t be alarmed if they encounter flaming piles of wood debris while navigating Iron Mountain Road or Needles Highway. At least not if what’s burning are man-made piles of tree limbs, leaves and pine needles t…
