Vegetation Community Monitoring at Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
James KM. 2011. Vegetation Community Monitoring at Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota. NPS/HTLN/NRDS—2011/145. National Park Service. Fort Collins
The natural resources of Pipestone National Monument (PIPE) include 240 acres of tallgrass prairie. Management of the prairie has been ongoing since the parks inception in 1937. Maintaining and restoring the native communities not only protect rare natural communities and species but also allow for a more complete interpretation of the cultural resources in the park (NPS 2006).