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NPS announces return of Mount Rushmore July 4th fireworks

On Monday, March 9, the National Park Service announced fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2026, with public tickets allocated via a Recreation.gov lottery from April 8 to 12.
Once suspended from 2009 through 2019 over wildfire concerns, fireworks resumed in 2020 after Kristi Noem, then-South Dakota governor, lobbied under President Donald Trump's administration; permit requests were denied in 2021 and 2022 by the Biden administration.
Data show mounting wildfire risk as Pennington County faces severe drought and Western states record lowest snowpack in decades, while NPS studies linked past fireworks to over 20 wildfires and a 60% wildfire chance.
Officials said ticketed attendees must apply via Recreation.gov from April 8 to 12 for the July 3 reopening, with results announced on April 14.
Monday's announcement omitted wildfire risk or fire-prevention plans while Indigenous tribes oppose fireworks in the sacred Black Hills; South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden said, 'In just a few short months, our nation will throw the biggest birthday party ever for the United States of America.

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