Black Hills Parks & Forests Association (BHPFA) is excited to announce the release of a new children’s book about their partner location, Jewel Cave National Monument. BHPFA worked with South Dakota author Pat Schultz to help launch her book “Baxter Saves the...
6/24/2020- Here is a current list of our partner’s updates regarding the current health emergency Wind Cave National Park BHPFA park store is OPEN as of Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Hours will be: 8:30 am-4:00 pm All park roads and hiking trails are OPEN Picnic area...
Black Hills Parks & Forests Association is proud to announce that our partners at Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center have launched their new tour reservation system. Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center is home to one of the most important...
Since launching in 2018, Black Hills Parks & Forests Association (BHPFA)’s Adopt-A-Bison program has been greatly successful. They have raised close to $35,000 for the conservation of Wind Cave National Park’s bison herd. The funding has provided ten GPS radio...
Check out the blog about Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands new Jr. Ranger character for the Pine Ridge District: https://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/news/blog.shtml#story045
Black Hills Parks & Forests Association is proud to partner with Wind Cave National Park in supporting the conservation and genetic diversity of their bison herd with funds from our Adopt-A-Bison Program. This year the funding purchased radio collars, which will...
Release Date: October 4, 2019 Contact: Tom Farrell, tom_farrell@nps.gov, 605-745-1130 Twenty-Nine Black-footed Ferrets released at Wind Cave National Park WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD – With coyotes yapping in the distance, and elk bugling over a nearby rise,...
Aperture Films and Harpers Ferry Center completed the park film in July and provided the final production to the Monument for immediate showing. Due to some lighting issues within the new theater, the Monument “held off” on the release. However, when the...
Spearfish, SD, July 17, 2019 – Steve Kozel, Northern Hills District Ranger, signed a decision approving a proposal to add the non-motorized Tinton trail, located near Spearfish, SD to the official National Forest System (NFS). The Tinton trail was proposed for...
Release Date: July 2, 2019 For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Farrell, tom_farrell@nps.gov, 605-745-1130 WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. – Cave tours at Wind Cave National Park have been suspended pending elevator repairs. A safety problem was identified last Friday...
BHPFA is proud to partner with Wind Cave National Park in commissioning a Lakota affiliated artist to design an art installation. The selected piece will be prominently displayed in the Wind Cave Visitor Center. Call for Artists Full Description and Requirements...
