The National Park Service expresses its appreciation to all those persons who made the preparation and production of this handbook possible. The Service also gratefully acknowledges the financial support given this handbook project by the Devils Tower Natural History Association a nonprofit group that assists interpretive efforts at Devils Tower National Monument.
Greg Beaumont, who wrote Part 2, is a wildlife photographer and naturalist who lives in Muscatine, Iowa.
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.68.
The prairie dog burrow diagram on page57is from the August 1979 issue of “National Geographic” and is used with the permission of the National Geographic Society.
Russell Lamb cover,6-7, and22-23.
Greg Beaumont8,9,12,13,17,31top of Tower,37-39 except raccoon,44-45,54-57,60, and61golden eaglets, coyote, bullsnake, prairie falcon, burrowing owl.
Jaime Quintero27.
Galen Rowell, Visualeyes Photographic Agency18,30, and31wood rat, cactus, doves.
Tom Bean48-49, and61badger.
All other illustrations come from the files of Devils Tower National Monument and the National Park Service.
As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of these through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources to assure that their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in island territories under U.S. administration.