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.
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Contest Information Students from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate in a Black-footed Ferret Poster Contest to help promote the conservation of this endangered species. Students will demonstrate [...]
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For the Birds is a 90-minute multimedia climate concert by Nelda and Clif Swiggett, paired with a bird art exhibit and a chance to meet ambassadors from the Black Hills [...]
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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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Jeff McManus is scheduled to present his program Wagons of the Emigrant Trails on Tuesday, June 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the wagons on the Oregon Trail Pathway, just west [...]
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Celebrate National Trails Day with a guided afternoon hike into Hell Canyon, one of the quieter limestone canyons in the southern Black Hills. A Black Hills National Forest guide leads [...]
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Park ranger and photographer Eric Grunwald tells the story of Scotts Bluff National Monument through his own images, from the wildlife that lives here to the rugged terrain that funneled [...]
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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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Step into the hidden world beneath the Black Hills. A World Below Us is a family-friendly afternoon all about caves: how groundwater shapes them, what they record of the earth's [...] |
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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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Join BHPFA education specialist Tom Tonkin for a light hike while learning about "the language of nature" at Jewel Cave National Monument.Learning the language of natureWould you like to be [...] |
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Spend a June evening singing by the water at Pactola, the largest reservoir in the Black Hills. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, brings her guitar to Pactola [...] |
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Bark the Beaver is a real kind of Black Hills story. A beaver doing her work along Rapid Creek picks up two bright yellow stripes from a road-painting truck, then [...]
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The rock under your feet has a story millions of years in the making. Digging the Past, Shaping the Future looks at how the geology of the Black Hills formed, [...]
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Join Black Hills National Forest staff for an evening hike along the Reuter Springs Trail to see how the Forest grows its next generation of trees. Forestry Technician Jed Burgers [...] |
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Meet Bark the Beaver in Rapid City. Bark is a real kind of Black Hills hero: a beaver who, after a road-painting truck leaves her with two yellow stripes, gets [...] |
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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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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, [...]
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Black-footed Ferret Poster Contest | NGVC
Contest Information Students from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate in a Black-footed Ferret Poster Contest to help promote the conservation of this endangered species. Students will demonstrate [...]
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“Language of Nature” Hiking Adventure with Tom Tonkin | Jewel Cave NM
Jewel Cave National Monument 11149 US Highway 16, Building B12, Custer, SD, United StatesJoin BHPFA education specialist Tom Tonkin for a light hike while learning about "the language of nature" at Jewel Cave National Monument.Learning the language of natureWould you like to be [...]
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Songbird of the Black Hills: Pactola Campground
Pactola Campground Rapid City, SD, United StatesSpend a June evening singing by the water at Pactola, the largest reservoir in the Black Hills. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, brings her guitar to Pactola [...]
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Bark the Beaver Reading & Pizza | Custer HQ
BHPFA Custer Headquarters 833 Mt Rushmore Road, Custer, SD, United StatesBark the Beaver is a real kind of Black Hills story. A beaver doing her work along Rapid Creek picks up two bright yellow stripes from a road-painting truck, then [...]
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Digging the Past, Shaping the Future | Black Hills NF
Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United StatesThe rock under your feet has a story millions of years in the making. Digging the Past, Shaping the Future looks at how the geology of the Black Hills formed, [...]
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Moon Walk: Cone Collection & Reforestation
Reuter Trailhead Warren Peak Road (NFSR 838), Sundance, WY, United StatesJoin Black Hills National Forest staff for an evening hike along the Reuter Springs Trail to see how the Forest grows its next generation of trees. Forestry Technician Jed Burgers [...]
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Bark the Beaver Reading & Pizza | Outdoor Campus West
Outdoor Campus West 4130 Adventure Trail, Rapid City, SD, United StatesMeet Bark the Beaver in Rapid City. Bark is a real kind of Black Hills hero: a beaver who, after a road-painting truck leaves her with two yellow stripes, gets [...]
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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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Nature’s Fireworks | Black Hills NF
Pactola Visitor Center Pactola Reservoir, US Highway 385, Rapid City, SD, United StatesCelebrate 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, [...]
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Teen Tuesday | Custer County Library
Join BHPFA and the Custer County Library for Teen Tuesday!
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Field Notes | Custer County Library
Custer County Library 447 Crook St, Custer, SD, United StatesBlack 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 [...]
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Black-footed Ferret 30 Years of Conservation Celebration | NGVC
National Grasslands Visitor Center 708 Main St, Wall, United StatesThe National Grasslands Visitor Center, along with partnering nonprofit organizations and state and federal agencies, is hosting a celebration of one of North America's most endangered mammals, the black-footed ferret, [...]
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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