Roadside Prescribed Fire, Badlands National Park, April 25, 2002
The Roadside Burn Unit is located on both sides of the Badlands Loop Road (Highway 240) which runs 28 miles through the park from the Pinnacles Entrance, south of Wall, to the Northeast Entrance, south of Cactus Flat. The primary goals for the burn were to attempt to reduce non-native grass species (primarily smooth brome) and to increase the vigor of native species through the infusion of nutrients following the burn.
Backing fires are fires that burn into the wind
National Park Service
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