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, [...]

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, [...]

Meet the animals that call the Black Hills home. The Wild Side of the Black Hills introduces the many animals of the region and the roles each one plays in [...]

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 [...]

Smokey Bear turns 81 on August 9, and the Pactola Visitor Center is throwing him a party. Join the celebration of the Forest Service's most famous bear and the wildfire-prevention [...]

Love the Black Hills? Learn how to leave them better than you found them. Respect the Woods, Protect the Wild covers Leave No Trace principles, the local ecosystem, the Junior [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]