The rain clouds are moving in and the light is amazing.
#BlackHills
#Elkhorn
It's a beautiful morning in the #BlackHills
11 tribes and the U.S. Forest Service signed a new agreement to co-manage the sacred Black Elk Wilderness in South Dakota.
Leaders say Pahá Sápa holds deep cultural and spiritual meaning.
Read more: www.buffalosfire.com/agreement-se...
#BuffalosFire #TribalSovereignty #BlackHills
It's spring in the Black Hills! Temps in the 70s yesterday and in the 20s tomorrow. The grass is turning green and these hardy little bulbs bloomed, for the first time, yesterday.
#BlackHills
#Spring
Illustrated promotional graphic for a free educator workshop at Black Hills National Forest, April 24 to 26. Two children sit at a table using markers to write messages on leaf-shaped paper cutouts beside pine sprigs. Visible messages include “Save the Pines,” “Learn & Protect,” “Respect Nature,” and “My Forest Pledge.” Large white text on a light blue background reads “Free educator workshop,” with smaller text below reading “Black Hills National Forest April 24 - 26.”
Free educator workshop, April 24-26 in Custer.
Project WILD, AIS, and PLT training for K-12 teachers, homeschoolers, and youth leaders. Walk away with full activity guides.
Registration closes April 17.
Email bradley.block@usda.gov
#EnvironmentalEducation #BlackHills #SouthDakota
Despite day after day after day of Red Flag Warnings... in MARCH. We #blackhills residents are feeling a bit... Uneasy. #parkchat
Standing on a pine-covered mountain overlooking a valley of brown prairie grasses under a clear blue sky.
At the top of a mountain, a large, grey rock formation sits on thr right, surrounded by pine trees and blue sky.
It was, indeed, a perfect day for hiking! 🙌🏼😍 #blackhills #hifromsd
US Forest Service issued a permit for exploratory drilling for graphite at Pe' Sla, the heart of the Black Hills, the heartbeat of the Oceti Sakowin.
Tell Secretary Burgum to reverse this permit and end all Black Hills mining claims.
#BlackHills #SouthDakota
action.lakotalaw.org/action/black...
On February 27, the U.S. Forest Service quietly issued a permit allowing Pete Lien & Sons to start exploratory drilling for graphite at Pe' Sla, the heart of the Black Hills, the heartbeat of the Oceti Sakowin.
Tell Secretary Burgum to reverse this permit and end all mining claims in the Black […]
Stop mining in the #BlackHills 👇 #Resist #ProtectSacredSites
Drilling approved near Pe’ Sla — one of the most sacred sites in the Black Hills.
Concerns grow over impacts to water, wildlife and Native ceremonial lands.
Read more: www.buffalosfire.com/forest-servi...
#PeSla #BlackHills #IndigenousRights
Hello from the burning #blackhills. Another wildfire started today S of Rapid City. 😬 #parkchat
I have, like, many hundreds of mediocre photos to put through Light Room. Some I like, some suck. This one I like; it has a Japanese Garden vibe. #blackhills #blackhillscuster #midwestjapanesegarden
Current off-season hours. Wind Cave National Park: daily, 8am to 4:30pm, through April 4. Jewel Cave National Monument: Monday through Saturday, 8:30am to 4:30pm, through May 4 Scotts Bluff National Monument: daily, 8:30am to 4:30pm, summit road 9am to 4pm, through May 23. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument: daily, 8am to 4pm, through May 14. NE National Grasslands Visitor Center: Monday through Thursday, 8am to 4:30pm. U.S. Forest Service Offices: Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm, closed federal holidays.
Spring break is coming. Summer hours aren't... yet.
The forecast looks tempting, but our federal partners across the Black Hills and Nebraska are still in winter mode.
Check hours before you drive out.
#BlackHills #NationalParks #NationalForests
Forest-themed graphic announcing Educator Workshop: Hands-on environmental ed training. April 24-26, 2026, Friday through Sunday. BHNF Supervisor's Office, Custer, South Dakota. For K-12 teachers, homeschoolers, scout leaders and youth educators. Call 605-673-9200 for details. Hosted by Black Hills National Forest, SD GFP, Custer State Park and Project Learning Tree of SD.
Your classroom has walls. This training doesn't.
April 24-26 in Custer. Hands-on Project WILD, WET, AIS, and PLT for anyone who teaches kids. Academic credit for recertification.
📞 605-673-9200 | BHNF, SDGFP, Custer State Park & Project Learning Tree of SD
#EnvironmentalEducation #BlackHills
#Sacramento: 10am #alzheimersadvocacyday now #languagejustice @ @OrganizeSac to 9th #salmon #fisheries / #pfmc 6:30pm vice mayor & #ecology & #NativeAmericans / #blackhills & #butchware & more ; on #facebook
Sliding in tonight from the #blackhills! Hi Sam! 👋 #parkchat
This old barn. Sunrise looking at Crow Peak near Spearfish, SD
#peak #sunrise #barn #backroads #blackhills #SouthDakota #gravelroads
#landscapephotography #southdakotaphotographer #hifrom605
Lone tree on a lonely road,
Black Hills, SD, 2021
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#BlackHills #tree
#landscapephotography
Ready to roll! #parkchat awaiting some welcomed snow for the #blackhills late tonight! 🙌🏼 🤞🏼
Black Hills Sports Show & Outdoor Expo flyer: Feb 13-15, 2026 at The Monument, Rapid City. Hours and ticket prices listed.
Going to the Sports Show this weekend? So are we!
Booth 134 at The Monument, Rapid City.
Black Hills National Forest is next door at 135, and your support helped get them there.
Outdoorsy people, meet outdoorsy preparation success 🎣
#BHPFA #BlackHills #PublicLands
Bison,
Black Hills SD, 2021
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#BlackHills #Bison
#landscapephotography
Bison,
Black Hills SD, 2021
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#BlackHills #Bison
#landscapephotography
Three women in winter gear smiling. Girl Winter Film Tour, Feb 13, 6-8PM, Custer Beacon. BHPFA and SheJumps logos.
Girl Winter Film Tour returns Feb 13 🎬 Six films and a Yeti cooler raffle at The Custer Beacon.
Hosted by BHPFA x SheJumps | 6-8PM MT | Custer, SD | $15 / $10 youth. Everyone's welcome.
Grab tickets ↓
#GirlWinterFilmTour #BlackHills #SouthDakota
www.eventbrite.com/e/shejumps-x...
#parkchat A11 We have both Mtns and canyons in the #blackhills so I guess if you can see both and alternate on different days, that is the ideal location! 😂 #parkchat
The full moon arrives tomorrow, but tonight’s almost-full moon, rising slowly and so luminous through the pine branches, is already putting on a quiet, spectacular show.
#fullmoon
#BlackHills
##BlueskyPhotographers
Timber Case No. 1, the first regulated timber harvest from a publicly owned forest, occurred in the #BlackHills. Author and historian David A. Wolff explains how and where in the new guidebook "On the Narrow Gauge and Beyond" from the South Dakota Historical Society Press.
Excerpt:
It's a balancing act. #baldeagle #blackhills #hifromsd #SouthDakota #birdsofprey #birdphotography #southdakotaphotographer
Our YouTube channel offers easy glimpses into some fine South Dakota camping options: www.youtube.com/@CampInSouth...
#Camping #SouthDakotaCamping #BlackHills #Badlands #PlanForVacation