The risks of the event go beyond public health. Mount Rushmore has not seen fireworks in 10 years because the area’s ecology makes it easily susceptible to wildfires. The surrounding area, the Black Hills National Forest, contains large populations of Ponderosa pines. The ponderosas are suffering from an infestation of …
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