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  • A World Below Us | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    Step into the hidden world beneath the Black Hills. A World Below Us is a family-friendly afternoon all about caves: how groundwater shapes them, what they record of the earth’s […]

  • Songbird of the Black Hills: Pactola Campground

    Pactola Campground Rapid City, SD, United States

    Spend a June evening singing by the water at Pactola, the largest reservoir in the Black Hills. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, brings her guitar to Pactola […]

  • Digging the Past, Shaping the Future | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    The rock under your feet has a story millions of years in the making. Digging the Past, Shaping the Future looks at how the geology of the Black Hills formed, […]

    Free

  • Moon Walk: Cone Collection & Reforestation

    Reuter Trailhead Warren Peak Road (NFSR 838), Sundance, WY, United States

    Join Black Hills National Forest staff for an evening hike along the Reuter Springs Trail to see how the Forest grows its next generation of trees. Forestry Technician Jed Burgers […]

  • Nature’s Fireworks | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    Celebrate the Fourth of July with the Black Hills’ own fireworks: birds. Nature’s Fireworks explores the roles birds play in a healthy forest, from pollinating plants to helping control disease, […]

    Free

  • The Wild Side of the Black Hills | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    Meet the animals that call the Black Hills home. The Wild Side of the Black Hills introduces the many animals of the region and the roles each one plays in […]

    Free

  • Songbird of the Black Hills: Reuter Campground

    Reuter Campground Sundance, WY, United States

    Head to the quiet Wyoming corner of the Black Hills for a campfire sing-along in the Bear Lodge Mountains. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, plays her original […]

  • Moon Walk: Bat Biology (Let’s Turn On the Dark)

    Little Elk Creek Trailhead Piedmont, SD, United States

    Meet the night shift. Join Wildlife Biologist Amy Hammesfahr at the Little Elk Creek Trail for a guided hike into the world of bats. You’ll learn what makes these mammals […]

  • Plants | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    From the forest floor up, plants keep the Black Hills alive. This program looks at how plants make their own food through photosynthesis and cellular respiration, why they matter to […]

    Free

  • Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear! | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    Smokey Bear turns 82 on August 9, and the Pactola Visitor Center is throwing him a party all weekend. Join the celebration of the Forest Service’s most famous bear and […]

  • Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear! | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    It’s Smokey Bear’s actual birthday. Smokey turns 82 on August 9, and the Pactola Visitor Center party continues for a second day. Join the celebration of the Forest Service’s most […]

  • Respect the Woods, Protect the Wild | Black Hills NF

    Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United States

    Love the Black Hills? Learn how to leave them better than you found them. Respect the Woods, Protect the Wild covers Leave No Trace principles, the local ecosystem, the Junior […]

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