Black Hills
Isolated from its sibling range the Rocky Mountains, and abandoned by receding glaciers 10,000 years ago, the Black Hills harbor incredible biological diversity, including numerous at-risk ecosystems and imperiled endemic species.
The Black Hills of South Dakota are truly an island in the plains, a rough and rugged mountain ecosystem surrounded by the vast expanse of the Great Plains. Working closely with Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, we are prioritizing the conservation of endemics like the Black Hills dipper.