Out in the parks
The prairie above is only half the story. Beneath it, bats and tiny microorganisms survive in the dark passages of one of the world’s longest caves. Join Ranger Payden to uncover the hidden lives that endure belowground at Wind Cave.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs are presented by National Park Service rangers […]
Bison once nearly vanished from these grasslands, and bringing them back took decades of determined work. Join Ranger Alex for the story of the fall and rise of the Wind Cave bison herd, and how big efforts make big changes.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs are presented by National Park Service rangers […]
Join Ranger Coral to hear Lakota star knowledge stories shared by the National Park Service and learn why Wind Cave is regarded as a sacred place. As the prairie sky darkens over the amphitheater, the connections between the land above and the cave below come into view.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs […]
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, and why they are as essential as they are beautiful.Stop by during either session, from 10 a.m. to noon or from 1 to 4 p.m., […]
The history of Wind Cave was shaped by women geologists, explorers, and rangers whose names are too often left out of the telling. Join Ranger Frannie to meet the women of Wind Cave National Park.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs are presented by National Park Service rangers at the Elk Mountain Campground […]
Travel back to a time when lanterns lit the way and word of mouth spread the wonder, and the story of Wind Cave was just beginning. Ranger Elizabeth traces how a little-known opening in the prairie became one of the country’s first national parks.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs are presented by […]
During the 1930s, the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps reshaped Wind Cave with roads, trails, and buildings still in use today. Join Ranger Madi to learn how their work continues to affect every visit to the park.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs are presented by National Park Service rangers at […]
Join BHPFA and the Custer County Library for Teen Tuesday!
Join Park Ranger Ben Schutt for an evening look back at how one landmark, and the national monument named for it, changed over more than a century. In this Visitor Center Theater program, Schutt traces Scotts Bluff National Monument from its early creation and entry into the National Park System through the construction of the […]
Generations of people have called this stretch of prairie and cave country home. Join Ranger Madelyn to walk through a single day in the lives of those who came before, and see how their stories still shape Wind Cave today.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs are presented by National Park Service rangers […]
The prairie above is only half the story. Beneath it, bats and tiny microorganisms survive in the dark passages of one of the world’s longest caves. Join Ranger Payden to uncover the hidden lives that endure belowground at Wind Cave.About the Wind Cave evening programs: These free programs are presented by National Park Service rangers […]
Black Hills Parks and Forests Association invites you to join Education Specialist Tom Tonkin at the Custer County Library for Field Notes: Stories and Skills from the Natural World, an engaging 1.5-hour introduction to the art of nature observation. Through photos, videos, and stories, you’ll discover how naturalist skills can deepen your understanding of the […]
