Learning the Language of Nature | Wind Cave National Park
“When anything moves through the wild, the forest announces it. And once you learn the language, you will realize how much was always there, just out of sight.”Tom Tonkin, BHPFA […]
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“When anything moves through the wild, the forest announces it. And once you learn the language, you will realize how much was always there, just out of sight.”Tom Tonkin, BHPFA […]
Spend a Friday evening at the BHPFA Nature Shop in Custer learning to read the landscape like a naturalist. Join Education Specialist Tom Tonkin for Field Notes: An Introduction to […]
“When anything moves through the wild, the forest announces it. And once you learn the language, you will realize how much was always there, just out of sight.”Tom Tonkin, BHPFA […]
Coyote howls, yips, and barks: they are actually saying something. And that is just the start. Pronghorn can run 55 mph with more stamina than any other animal alive. They […]
Spend a Friday evening at the BHPFA Nature Shop in Custer learning to read the landscape like a naturalist. Join Education Specialist Tom Tonkin for Field Notes: An Introduction to […]
The forest around you is never silent. Every chirp, alarm call, and sudden hush carries information that birds, deer, and predators already know how to read. In this guided hike […]
Help celebrate National Public Lands Day at our headquarters and Nature Shop in downtown Custer. Coyote howls, yips, and barks: they are actually saying something. And that is just the […]
Field Notes: An Introduction to the Art of Nature Observation Friday, November 6th Program Overview Black Hills Parks & Forests Association invites you to join Education Specialist Tom Tonkin for […]
No stage. No judges. Just a sky full of the greatest performers in the universe. Step outside after dark for a special evening program where kids and adults can meet […]
Animal tracking and signs at Wind Cave Learn to read tracks, scat, rubs, and other wildlife signs in this hands-on workshop with BHPFA Education Specialist Tom Tonkin. Workshop details Saturday, […]
Part of our Premium Education Experiences at our new Headquarters and Nature Shop in downtown Custer. Want to know what coyote howls, yips, and barks are saying? And that’s just […]