Fire on the Edge

Fire on the Edge (HM24WZ)

Location: Hot Springs, SD 57747 Fall River County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 20.096', W 103° 33.079'

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Where the Prairie Meets the Forest


You are Standing in the Middle of a Community Meeting!


This area is the meeting place of three distinct plant communities ~ The ponderosa pine woodland, the mixed grass prairie, and the Cascade warm springs ecosystem.. Their boundaries constantly shift due to fire, grazing, and weather events.

The Fire Factor


During the last century, wildfires have become less frequent and more intense in this area, and pine trees have crept out onto the prairie. The reduction in wildfires has resulted from:

Fire suppression efforts beginning in the early 1900s.

Livestock grazing that removed grasses that spread fires.

Road and fence construction that broke up the spread of fire.

The Flagpole Fire of 2000 Shifted Boundaries

In August 2000, lightning started a wildfire about 3 miles southeast of here that eventually consumed 7,286 acres. As a result, the pine community will shift again, this time in favor of the prairie. Already, grasses and small shrubs are migrating into areas that were occupied by ponderosa pine and Rocky Mountain juniper.

The forest and prairie will continue their dance with each other over time, changing places, shifting positions, and responding to the dynamics of nature.
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HM NumberHM24WZ
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Date Added Monday, January 22nd, 2018 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 617437 N 4799028
Decimal Degrees43.33493333, -103.55131667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 20.096', W 103° 33.079'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 20' 5.76" N, 103° 33' 4.74" W
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Area Code(s)605
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 28023 SD-71, Hot Springs SD 57747, US
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