BLACK HILLS PARKS & FORESTS ASSOCIATION

Mission

BLACK HILLS PARKS AND FORESTS ASSOCIATION (BHPFA) IS A NON-PROFIT COOPERATING PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND U.S. FOREST SERVICE. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THESE PUBLIC LAND AGENCIES WITH THEIR INTERPRETIVE, EDUCATIONAL, AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE BLACK HILLS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS IS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY OPERATING SALES OUTLETS IN PUBLIC LAND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING, AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PURCHASES FROM THESE SITES EXPAND THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE BEYOND PARK AND FOREST BORDERS AND SUPPORTS INTERPRETIVE, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING OUR PARTNERS, BHPFA IS COMMITTED TO CREATING LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL THROUGH THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.