This cache is set as a point on a trail maintained by the fifth graders of Park City Schools. In the spring of 2018, the students researched animals located in Stillwater County, either at its northern area, which is primarily grassland or farmland, or at its southern extension, which is mountainous coniferous terrain with some alpine meadows.
A black-tailed prairie Dog is a small gopher-like mammal. Its scientific name is Cynomys ludovicianus.The black-tailed prairie dog fits into Stillwater County because it is more comfortable in the country than city. It likes to live in open grasslands and shrub grasslands. Some of the black tailed prairie dog’s diet are plants like buffalo grass, carex, and western wheat grass.