Join our available projects to help inspire and educate!
Volunteer to help us: species inventories, hikes, talks, service projects.....
Just write us a note at: jdbadlands@gmail.com and we will welcome you!!
Activities
2025: Great planned Activities
Come join the fun! These Badlands need your observations and help!
Continuing Species Inventory Projects
Every year we work to upgrade the local flora and fauna inventories that demonstrate the values of the wilderness aspect of these Badlands and whose record can be useful in protecting these environments!. We need many helpers who are happy to join a hike and learn about identifying plants and birds!
June 5: Plant Inventory
With the BLM botanist, Emma Freeland. the Sheep Center and many good local botanists we will do a survey of several sections of the WSA to compare with previous year’s survey.
June 7: Bird Inventory
Join us in identifying what birds are in our locality at this time of year so it can be compared with previous years.
Wondering What Else?
The rest of the summer will include Bats, plants poisonous to sheep, a famous insect author or a soils talk. Of course we will continue hikes, exploration of geology and programs with school kids. Watch for a surprise.
Tuesday, June 17 : Bighorn Sheep in the Badlands: Habits and Migration Patterns. 7 pm
Lecture by Zach Gregory and Doug McWhirter, WYG&F biologists, on Bighorn Sheep Distribution in the Badlands.
Zach and Doug’s talk will focus on the Dubois Badlands Bighorn Sheep herd and the evidence for whether our local herd migrates or whether the ewes and lambs pretty much stay in the Badlands year round without migrating..
The webinar, Talk with the Experts: Greater Yellowstone’s Mountain Ungulates discussion is a good thing to preview before Doug and Zach’s talk on June 17th. It can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3o9pky-hM0
Known Schedule for Summer 2025
Date
Sunday, June 29 at 2 pm at the Dennison
Friday, July 25 at 10 am
End of July
Mid August: Talk and Demo on Bats of the Badlands
Activity
Lecture by Dr. Lovelace on the findings from his recent geologic explorations in the Dubois area, including his discovery of a new dinosaur. Sponsored by the Museum
Invasive species hike at 10 am
Lecture by Jared Asselta and University of Minnesota students on their continuing work on their geology project in the Badlands
Requirements
Please register at jdbadlands@gmail.com
Be sure to include your full name, your phone number and email. As in any outdoor adventure, please bring water, good shoes, a rain jacket, sun screen, a hat. etc. We will meet at the Sheep Center at 9 am to break into groups and carpool.
Register Here for Birds
Please register at jdbadlands@gmail.com
Be sure to include your full name, your phone number and email. As in any outdoor adventure, please bring water, good shoes, a rain jacket, sun screen, a hat. etc.
We will meet at the Sheep Center at 7am to break into groups and carpool. The results of your bird count can be turned in at the Sheep Center so that they can be collated and a copy sent to you.
Be at the Dennison at 7 pm
Register soon for the Hike
Why join the Activities
Friends of Dubois Badlands?
Help support the work of education, protection and scientific study of these Badlands
Help with projects that improve conservation of this magic area.
Help build awareness of the value of these Badlands by spreading the word about their specialness .
Have fun! Meet new people!