WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD – Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be leading programs this fall to listen for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk. The elk high-pitched whistle heralds the arrival of fall and the elk mating season. This weekly program will be...
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day we hosted a youth art contest for students from kindergarten to high school. The winner and honorable mentions’ artwork have been made into a traveling display to be hosted by businesses in the Black Hills Region. South...
Black Hills Parks & Forests Association (BHPFA) is excited to announce the release of a new children’s book about their partner location, Jewel Cave National Monument. BHPFA worked with South Dakota author Pat Schultz to help launch her book “Baxter Saves the...
9/17/2020- Here is a current list of our partner’s updates regarding the current health emergency Wind Cave National Park BHPFA park store is OPEN as of Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Hours will be: 8:30 am-5:00 pm All park roads and hiking trails are OPEN Picnic area...
Black Hills Parks & Forests Association is proud to announce that our partners at Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center have launched their new tour reservation system. Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center is home to one of the most important...
Since launching in 2018, Black Hills Parks & Forests Association (BHPFA)’s Adopt-A-Bison program has been greatly successful. They have raised close to $35,000 for the conservation of Wind Cave National Park’s bison herd. The funding has provided ten GPS radio...
Check out the blog about Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands new Jr. Ranger character for the Pine Ridge District: https://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/news/blog.shtml#story045
Black Hills Parks & Forests Association is proud to partner with Wind Cave National Park in supporting the conservation and genetic diversity of their bison herd with funds from our Adopt-A-Bison Program. This year the funding purchased radio collars, which will...
Release Date: October 4, 2019 Contact: Tom Farrell, tom_farrell@nps.gov, 605-745-1130 Twenty-Nine Black-footed Ferrets released at Wind Cave National Park WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD – With coyotes yapping in the distance, and elk bugling over a nearby rise,...
