In a peaceful valley in southwest Custer State Park, the tallest known Ponderosa pine tree in the Black Hills towers above the landscape.

BY ANGELA PRADAHorticulture & 4-H AgentLos Alamos Cooperative Extension ServiceEditor’s note: The Los Alamos Reporter reached ...

Where the Norway maples have been cut down, virtually nothing but a few old black cottonwoods and ponderosa pine trees remain. The forest floor is bare.