August 12th Language of Nature Walking Adventure at Wind Cave National Park
"When anything moves through the wild, the forest announces it. And once you learn the language, you'll realize how much was always there, just out of sight"
— Tom Tonkin, BHPFA Education Specialist
The forest around you is never silent — it's speaking. Every chirp, alarm call, and sudden hush carries information that birds, deer, and predators already know how to read. In this guided hike through Wind Cave National Park, Education Specialist Tom Tonkin will teach you to do the same.
You'll learn the difference between animals at baseline and alarm behavior, and how to use what you hear to detect hidden wildlife, track predator movement, and read the living pulse of the landscape around you.
The deer already knows something is out there. So do the squirrels. So do the birds. This hike teaches you to know it, too.
This is a skill, not a lecture. You'll practice it in real time, on the trail, in one of the best birding habitats in the Black Hills.
Limited spots, $15 per person or $40 for a family of up to 4 (Enter your membership code at checkout for the 15% discount)
Come ready to hike about 1.5 miles with a local naturalist on uneven terrain, and leave with an understanding that you'll use for the rest of your life.
— Tom Tonkin, BHPFA Education Specialist
The forest around you is never silent — it's speaking. Every chirp, alarm call, and sudden hush carries information that birds, deer, and predators already know how to read. In this guided hike through Wind Cave National Park, Education Specialist Tom Tonkin will teach you to do the same.
You'll learn the difference between animals at baseline and alarm behavior, and how to use what you hear to detect hidden wildlife, track predator movement, and read the living pulse of the landscape around you.
The deer already knows something is out there. So do the squirrels. So do the birds. This hike teaches you to know it, too.
This is a skill, not a lecture. You'll practice it in real time, on the trail, in one of the best birding habitats in the Black Hills.
Limited spots, $15 per person or $40 for a family of up to 4 (Enter your membership code at checkout for the 15% discount)
Come ready to hike about 1.5 miles with a local naturalist on uneven terrain, and leave with an understanding that you'll use for the rest of your life.
