南达科他州Badlands国家公园计划烧除约5000英亩：10月30日起实施、以天气条件为准
南达科他州杰克逊县Interior市附近，Badlands国家公园管理处10月29日发布通知，计划自10月30日起在公园北区东北部实施名为“Big Buffalo”的计划烧除，面积约5000英亩，具体开始时间视天气与现场条件而定。
烧除区靠近Interior市，以Big Foot Road、Old Northeast Road和240号州道为界，并以天然恶地地形作为隔离带。公园管理处表示，这次烧除由国家公园管理局与美国鱼类及野生动物管理局合作执行，目的是维持健康的混合草原生态、减少危险可燃物积累。
烧除期间及之后，园内可能可见烟雾，并可能影响能见度与空气质量，管理处提醒游客出行前查询空气质量实时信息。本次通知未宣布公园全面关闭，也未宣布主要游客路线关闭。Badlands国家公园占地约24.4万英亩，拥有世界上最丰富的化石层之一，计划烧除是公园长期草原管理手段之一。火场管理人员将在作业期间持续监测天气与火势条件。
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota Plans a Roughly 5,000-Acre Prescribed Burn Starting October 30, Weather Permitting
Near Interior, Jackson County, South Dakota, Badlands National Park announced on October 29 that it plans to begin the “Big Buffalo” prescribed burn in the northeast part of the park's North Unit as early as October 30, covering approximately 5,000 acres, with the exact start depending on weather and site conditions.
The burn area near Interior is bordered by Big Foot Road, Old Northeast Road and State Highway 240, with natural badlands formations providing containment features. The park said the operation, carried out by the National Park Service with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is intended to maintain healthy mixed-grass prairie and reduce hazardous fuels.
Smoke may be visible in the park during and after the burn and can affect visibility and air quality, and the park directs visitors to check current air quality information before traveling. The notice does not announce a general park closure or a closure of the main visitor routes. Badlands National Park covers about 244,000 acres and contains one of the world's richest fossil beds; prescribed fire is one of the park's long-term grassland management tools, and fire managers will monitor conditions while the work is under way.
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图片来源：图：Badlands国家公园（南达科他州）。Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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