Out in the parks
Join park rangers at Wind Cave National Park for one of autumn’s most thrilling wildlife experiences. Bull elk bugle across the mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forests as the fall rut begins, their eerie calls echoing through the hills at dusk. Meeting point: Wind Cave Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. Rangers lead a caravan to […]
We usually hear about forest insects only when they cause trouble, but just 1 to 3 percent of known insect species are considered pests. Join USFS entomologist Megan Wilson for an autumn hike from the Willow Creek Trailhead to meet the beneficial and genuinely fascinating insects that call the Black Hills home, from fuzzy bumblebees […]
Wind Cave National Park protects two very different worlds: the open prairie above and the intricate cave below. On clear nights a third world blankets both, the brilliant night sky over the southern Black Hills.Join a park ranger who ties the majesty of the night sky to the story of the park, pointing out and […]
Join park rangers at Wind Cave National Park for one of autumn’s most thrilling wildlife experiences. Bull elk bugle across the mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forests as the fall rut begins, their eerie calls echoing through the hills at dusk. Meeting point: Wind Cave Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. Rangers lead a caravan to […]
Join park rangers at Wind Cave National Park for one of autumn’s most thrilling wildlife experiences. Bull elk bugle across the mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forests as the fall rut begins, their eerie calls echoing through the hills at dusk. Meeting point: Wind Cave Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. Rangers lead a caravan to […]
Join park rangers at Wind Cave National Park for one of autumn’s most thrilling wildlife experiences. Bull elk bugle across the mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forests as the fall rut begins, their eerie calls echoing through the hills at dusk. Meeting point: Wind Cave Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. Rangers lead a caravan to […]
Join park rangers at Wind Cave National Park for one of autumn’s most thrilling wildlife experiences. Bull elk bugle across the mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forests as the fall rut begins, their eerie calls echoing through the hills at dusk. Meeting point: Wind Cave Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. Rangers lead a caravan to […]
Join park rangers at Wind Cave National Park for one of autumn’s most thrilling wildlife experiences. Bull elk bugle across the mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forests as the fall rut begins, their eerie calls echoing through the hills at dusk. Meeting point: Wind Cave Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. Rangers lead a caravan to […]
Join park rangers at Wind Cave National Park for one of autumn’s most thrilling wildlife experiences. Bull elk bugle across the mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forests as the fall rut begins, their eerie calls echoing through the hills at dusk. Meeting point: Wind Cave Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. Rangers lead a caravan to […]
Play ten rounds of bingo at the Custer Beacon while supporting Black Hills Parks & Forests Association. On this date, 20% of bingo card sales benefit BHPFA as part of the Beacon’s October 21 through December 9 beneficiary cycle. Those proceeds support BHPFA’s education and stewardship work with national parks, forests and grasslands in the […]
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 scientists working to understand and protect bats. White-nose syndrome is threatening bat populations across North America, including here in the Black Hills. The film offers […]
Play ten rounds of bingo at the Custer Beacon while supporting Black Hills Parks & Forests Association. On this date, 20% of bingo card sales benefit BHPFA as part of the Beacon’s October 21 through December 9 beneficiary cycle. Those proceeds support BHPFA’s education and stewardship work with national parks, forests and grasslands in the […]
