Out in the parks
Learn to read the landscape of western Nebraska. Park Ranger Christian Hedrick presents “Ethnobotany of the High Plains,” an evening program on the native plants of the High Plains and how people have identified, used, and ethically harvested some of the region’s greatest natural treasures.The program begins inside the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center […]
Dig into the deep past of the grasslands, back to when this was the floor of an ancient sea and home to creatures long gone. Spend the day with a Forest Service paleontologist and earn your Jr. Paleontologist patch.About Jr. Ranger Days: Each Jr. Ranger Day highlights a specialist field within the U.S. Forest Service, […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
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 human survival and the local economy, and how they form the foundation of the whole ecosystem.Stop by during either session, from 10 a.m. to noon […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
Meet the crews who fight fire on the grasslands and find out how they keep the land and nearby communities safe. The day doubles as Smokey Bear’s 82nd birthday, so come help celebrate and earn your Jr. Wildland Firefighter patch.About Jr. Ranger Days: Each Jr. Ranger Day highlights a specialist field within the U.S. Forest […]
Evening Program at the Elk Mountain Campground amphitheater, presented by Wind Cave National Park rangers. Topics from the park’s cultural and natural history vary nightly; the schedule of topics is posted at the campground restroom bulletin boards, and you can check availability and the schedule at the visitor center.Programs last 30 to 45 minutes, are […]
