A new bill aims to equalize grazing permit renewals on national grasslands, promising economic stability and protections for ranchers vital to rural communities.
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#US #PermitReform #RuralEconomy #LandConservation #CitizenPortal #NationalGrasslands
Where can you get free food, merch, and water wisdom? At the Environment & Water Gathering, Dec 17–19.
12–6 PM at Mother Butler Center in Rapid City.
Show up, listen, and build lasting connections.
#BlackHills #NationalGrasslands #WaterRights
What if you were the local nature nerd?
Train as a Volunteer Naturalist with scientists and naturalists across SD.
Apps open now for 2026 class.
sdvolunteernaturalists.org
#SouthDakota #BlackHills #NationalForests #NationalGrasslands
Meet the 2025 South Dakota Volunteer Naturalists!
12 weeks of training leads to lifelong impact.
Want to join this awesome crowd? 2026 applications open in December.
#BlackHills #NationalGrasslands #VolunteerNaturalist
Toad nestled into sandy burrow
Unbothered. Moisturized. Burrowed. Unfunded. Still thriving.
No meetings. No C-SPAN. Just a toad being emotionally regulated in a dirt pit.
Nature always inspires.
#BlackHills #NationalGrasslands #ToadMood
Volunteers install log fencing and spread gravel at grassy campsite; text reads “United Way Month of Caring.”
Before the shutdown hit, BHPFA staff pitched in at Pinnacles near Wall, SD. Building fence and spreading gravel during United Way’s Month of Caring.
If you're visiting now:
- Leave no trace.
- Pack patience.
- Thank your rangers when they’re back.
#BlackHills #NationalGrasslands #UnitedWay
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Volunteer uses power tool to install fencing at Pinnacles Camping Area; cliffside erosion control zone behind.
Same camping area. Smarter layout.
Earlier this month, we were back at Pinnacles Camping Area with Buffalo Gap, adding fencing and signage to protect fragile grasslands.
Phase 2 of the glow-up that started in June.
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#BlackHills #NationalGrasslands #publiclands
Entrance sign for Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center. Inset images show a girl observing bones, native prairie in bloom, and bison skeletons displayed indoors.
A 10,000-year-old bison mystery, and the experts still don’t agree what happened
Study the bonebed. Consider the clues. Draw your own conclusions.
Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center
Fridays, 9–4 MT | Oglala National Grassland
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#Nebraska #NationalGrasslands
The prairie was blooming during my recent wilderness excursion. If you enjoy wildflowers, check out 39 photos and one video in today's blog post:
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#wildflowers #greatplains #prairie #nationalgrasslands #publiclands #wilderness
Ruined
#newmexico #santafetrail #nationalgrasslands #publiclands #rurex
#abandonedplaces #shadowselfie
Would you say this trail marker is exhibiting a helpful "This Way" posture, or perhaps something less than helpful?
Comanche National Grassland, Colorado
#morninghike #nationalgrasslands #publiclands #theothercolorado
The Moon sinks into the sea of grass. See photos of the arrival and departure of May's full Flower Moon in today's blog post:
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Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado
#flowermoon #fullmoon #moon #rwcmoon #rwcvideo #nationalgrasslands
#greatplains #theothercolorado
Roaming buffalo
Buffalo Gap National Grassland, South Dakota
#greatplains #publiclands #nationalgrasslands #bison
Campsite buddy
Greater short-horned lizard
Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado
#herps #lizards #publiclands #nationalgrasslands #theothercolorado
Colorado is blooming...
#wildflowers #nationalgrasslands #theothercolorado #canyonlife #roadtrip
Fill 'er up: Rain over the Canadian River canyon
Kiowa National Grassland, New Mexico
#campsiteview #canyonrim #canadianriver #nationalgrasslands #dispersedcamping #newmexico #roadtrip
In the fading twilight, in the serenity of my lonely prairie campsite, a thrilling encounter with a large owl. Read about it in today's blog post at ridingwithcarl.wordpress.com.
Kodak Tri-X 35mm film
#prairielife #nationalgrasslands #owls #kodaktrix #filmphotography #blackandwhitephotography
Kansas
Self-portrait, Cimarron National Grassland
#kansas #bigsky #prairie #greatplains #seaofgrass #nationalgrasslands #cloudscape
A beautiful array of colors and textures captured on 35mm film while hiking among the rocks and plants of a southeastern Colorado canyon. See 17 photos in today's blog post at ridingwithcarl.wordpress.com.
#canyonlife #nationalgrasslands #kodakektar #filmphotography
Comet A3, the Milky Way and Venus as seen from the ruins of an old general store along the Santa Fe Trail in northeastern New Mexico.
In today's blog post at ridingwithcarl.wordpress.com, a look at my recent photos of comet A3 in the skies above the Great Plains. #milkyway #venus #comet #cometa3 #cometc2023 #cometc2023a3 #astrophotography #nationalgrasslands
