Events
Beth Burkhart, GPNPS Field Trip Coordinator, lists these field trips for Society members and guests.
To receive notification of further details (departure time & place, etc.) you must sign up by contacting us at 605-673-3159 or GPNPS Fieldtrips, PO Box 321, Hermosa, SD 57744 USA. Only those on the list will receive the detail mailing, so sign up if there is any slight chance you will be interested in attending.
- 2026
- Jun 12-13 • Open House - Log Cabin Visitor Center at the Great Plains Botanic Garden
- Friday & Saturday - June 12 & 13, 9:am-4:pm Open House at the Great Plains Botanic Garden.
We are a short distance east of Hwy 79 five miles south of Hermosa SD. The physical address is 14229 Windbreak Road, Hermosa, SD. Follow Hwy 79 five miles south of Hermosa, turn east on Windbreak Road, which is just a bit north of mile-marker 55 on Hwy 79.
Come see how our Penstemon Display is doing, the ongoing expansion project for the Cactus Garden, the Grass Blocks being installed and stroll through more of the grounds on our Trail of Two Hills. Volunteer members will be on hand to show you around.
The bookstore in the Log Cabin Visitor Center will be open and offering free coffee and snacks.
Bring your human friends, but not your pets. Sorry, no pets are allowed at the Botanic Garden. Bring your camera, sunscreen, hat, sturdy shoes and so on. We have non-refrigerated bottled water available.
Event will be cancelled in case of serious rain making our grounds muddy.- Trip leader: Cindy Reed
- 605-745-3397