Events & Programs
Nature workshops, guided hikes, homeschool adventures, and community events across the Black Hills and Nebraska. Find your next outdoor experience and register today.
Upcoming Events
Browse all upcoming BHPFA events below. Click any event for full details and registration. Use the search bar to filter by keyword, or switch between calendar and list views.
Events
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Spend a Friday evening at the BHPFA Nature Shop in Custer learning to read the landscape like a naturalist. Join Education Specialist Tom Tonkin for Field Notes: An Introduction to [...]
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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 [...]
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Close out the summer with a lakeside campfire sing-along at Sheridan Lake. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, plays her original songs and the Black Hills stories behind [...] |
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National Grasslands Visitor Center staff will be presenting interpretive programs every other Monday at Badlands National Park’s Cedar Pass Amphitheater throughout the summer.
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Throw a spear the way hunters did for thousands of years. Join a Nebraska National Forest ranger at the Pinnacles for a hands-on look at the atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing [...]
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The forest around you is never silent. Every chirp, alarm call, and sudden hush carries information that birds, deer, and predators already know how to read. In this guided hike [...] |
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Ages 10 to 18. Pre-register for this hands-on outdoor workshop with BHPFA naturalists, designed to introduce skills that can make a real difference when the unexpected happens. The class covers [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Help celebrate National Public Lands Day at our headquarters and Nature Shop in downtown Custer.Coyote howls, yips, and barks: they are actually saying something. And that is just the start. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Field Notes | Custer HQ
BHPFA Custer Headquarters 833 Mt Rushmore Road, Custer, SD, United StatesSpend a Friday evening at the BHPFA Nature Shop in Custer learning to read the landscape like a naturalist. Join Education Specialist Tom Tonkin for Field Notes: An Introduction to [...]
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The Unwanted Guests: When Nature Goes Rogue | Black Hills NF
Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United StatesSome 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 [...]
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Songbird of the Black Hills: Sheridan Lake
Sheridan Lake South Campground Rapid City, SD, United StatesClose out the summer with a lakeside campfire sing-along at Sheridan Lake. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, plays her original songs and the Black Hills stories behind [...]
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Badlands National Park Evening Programs | NGVC
Badlands National Park Cedar Pass Campground Amphitheater 20681 South Dakota Highway 240, Interior, SD, United StatesNational Grasslands Visitor Center staff will be presenting interpretive programs every other Monday at Badlands National Park’s Cedar Pass Amphitheater throughout the summer.
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Atlatl Program at Pinnacles | NGVC
Pinnacles Dispersed Camping Area Near FSR 7170 & FSR 7158, off Highway 240 (about 7 miles south of Wall), Wall, SD, United StatesThrow a spear the way hunters did for thousands of years. Join a Nebraska National Forest ranger at the Pinnacles for a hands-on look at the atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing [...]
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Bird Walk and Talk | Wind Cave
Wind Cave National Park 26611 U.S. Hwy 385, Hot Springs, SD, United StatesThe forest around you is never silent. Every chirp, alarm call, and sudden hush carries information that birds, deer, and predators already know how to read. In this guided hike [...]
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Elk Bugling | Wind Cave
Wind Cave National Park 26611 U.S. Hwy 385, Hot Springs, SD, United StatesJoin 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 [...]
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Elk Bugling | Wind Cave
Wind Cave National Park 26611 U.S. Hwy 385, Hot Springs, SD, United StatesJoin 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 [...]
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Survival Skills for Teens | Custer
Custer County Library 447 Crook St, Custer, SD, United StatesAges 10 to 18. Pre-register for this hands-on outdoor workshop with BHPFA naturalists, designed to introduce skills that can make a real difference when the unexpected happens. The class covers [...]
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The Sunken City | Black Hills NF
Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United StatesBeneath 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 [...]
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Elk Bugling | Wind Cave
Wind Cave National Park 26611 U.S. Hwy 385, Hot Springs, SD, United StatesJoin 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 [...]
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Elk Bugling | Wind Cave
Wind Cave National Park 26611 U.S. Hwy 385, Hot Springs, SD, United StatesJoin 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 [...]
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Explore BHPFA Programs
Not sure which program is right for you? Here’s a guide to what we offer across the Black Hills and Nebraska.
Nature Connection Workshops
Full-day hands-on workshops in animal tracking, wildlife communication, and nature journaling at Wind Cave National Park. Ages 8+.
auto_storiesHomeschool Nature Adventures
Monthly outdoor education for homeschool families at The Trailhouse in Custer. Guided hikes, storytelling, nature observation. Ages 5–12.
volunteer_activismFree Guided Programs
No-cost outdoor experiences including ranger-led hikes, nature walks, and seasonal events across Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, and Black Hills National Forest.
exploreSheJumps Partnerships
Women’s outdoor education in partnership with SheJumps. Multi-session workshops including Map & Compass navigation at Wind Cave National Park.
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