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Published November 21, 2011, 10:58 AM

Slash piles being burned in Black Hills forest

RAPID CITY (AP) — Forest Service officials say people might see smoke throughout the central Black Hills in western South Dakota as crews burn slash piles in the Black Hills National Forest.

RAPID CITY (AP) — Forest Service officials say people might see smoke throughout the central Black Hills in western South Dakota as crews burn slash piles in the Black Hills National Forest.

Slash piles are leftover branches and other parts from pine trees that are cut down and hauled away. Burning them helps prevent major wildlfires.

The media reports that the burning effort in the Mystic Ranger District was starting Monday.

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