Fort Pierre National Grassland

Fort Pierre National Grassland
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)


Location	Lyman, Stanley and Jones counties, South Dakota, USA
Coordinates	44°08′28″N 100°16′44″W / 44.141°N 100.279°W / 44.141; -100.279Coordinates: 44°08′28″N 100°16′44″W / 44.141°N 100.279°W / 44.141; -100.279^[1]
Area	115,890 acres (46,900 ha)^[2]
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
http://www.fs.usda.gov/nebraska

Fort Pierre National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in central South Dakota, south of the capital city Pierre and its neighbor Fort Pierre. The national grassland is primarily a short grass prairie and has a land area of 115,890 acres (46,900 ha).^[2] In descending order of area it lies in parts of Lyman, Stanley, and Jones counties.^[2] Part of the movie Dances with Wolves was filmed there. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service together with the Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests and the Buffalo Gap and Oglala National Grasslands from common offices in Chadron, Nebraska. There is a local ranger district office located in Pierre.^[3]

References

↑ "Fort Pierre National Grassland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
1 2 3 "Land Areas of the National Forest System". U.S. Forest Service. January 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
↑ "Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

Protected areas of South Dakota

Federal

National Parks	Badlands Wind Cave

National Historic Sites and Memorials	Minuteman Missile NHS Mount Rushmore NMem

National Monument	Jewel Cave

National Forests	Black Hills Custer

National Grasslands	Buffalo Gap Dakota Prairie Fort Pierre Grand River

National Historic Trail	Lewis and Clark

National Recreational River	Missouri

National Wildlife Refuges	Huron WMD Karl E. Mundt Lacreek Lake Andes Madison WMD Sand Lake Sand Lake WMD Waubay Waubay WMD

National Wilderness Areas	Badlands Black Elk

State

State Parks	Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Bear Butte Custer Fisher Grove Fort Sisseton Good Earth Hartford Beach Lake Herman Newton Hills Oakwood Lakes Palisades Roy Lake Sica Hollow Union Grove

State Recreation Areas	Angostura Beaver Creek Big Sioux Big Stone Island Burke Lake Buryanek Chief White Crane Cow Creek Farm Island George S. Mickelson Trail Indian Creek LaFramboise Island Lake Alvin Lake Cochrane Lake Hiddenwood Lake Louise Lake Poinsett Lake Thompson Lake Vermillion Lewis and Clark Little Moreau Llewellyn Johns Mina Lake North Point North Wheeler Oahe Downstream Okobojo Point Pease Creek Pelican Lake Pickerel Lake Pierson Ranch Platte Creek Randall Creek Richmond Lake Sandy Shore Shadehill Snake Creek Spirit Mound Historic Prairie Springfield Swan Creek Walker's Point West Bend West Pollack West Whitlock

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