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  • 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 […]

    Free

  • The Unwanted Guests: When Nature Goes Rogue | Black Hills NF

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

    Some guests overstay their welcome. The Unwanted Guests: When Nature Goes Rogue explores invasive species in the Black Hills: what makes a plant invasive, how to recognize one, and how […]

  • The Sunken City | Black Hills NF

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

    Beneath Pactola Reservoir lies a town that disappeared underwater. The Sunken City tells the story of Pactola, the community that was flooded when the reservoir was built, and how that […]

    Free

  • Film screening: The Invisible Mammal | Matthews Opera House

    Matthews Opera House Theatre 614 Main Street, Spearfish, SD, United States

    Spend an evening getting to know the bats that share our night skies! Join us for a free Bat Week screening of The Invisible Mammal, a feature-length documentary following women […]

    Free