As reported by the Bismarck Tribune, May 23, 2022, Theodore Roosevelt National Park has a new Superintendent, Angie Richman, who has arrived in Medora. Her predecessor, Wendy Ross, left last fall to begin as a deputy director for three U.S. Interior Department regions in the Midwest.
In November 2021, TRNP held meetings for their Comprehensive Site Planning Update which BCA attended. BCA will continue to be engaged in this important planning process.
Read MoreThe Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library has been in the news with stories on Prairie Public Radio and other outlets, highlighting the progress of the fundraising, design, land purchases from the USFS and donated land from the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, upcoming public meetings, and events, as well as the projected build date and grand opening plans. BCA members including board members have continued to be in conversations with the leadership of this project including with the Roosevelt family members and other key supporters. The TRPL office is located in Medora, right across the street from the historic Rough Riders Hotel, and a few blocks from the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt National Park (South Unit). At this time, a prototype of the planned exhibits is found within the Chateau des Mores State Historic Site. Some BCA members have stopped in to see it and gave it TOP MARKS!
Read MoreHiking Bullion Butte with the friends of the Badlands Conservancy Association was a fantastic way to spend Memorial Day.
Read MoreBy Dr. Mike Vandall
A very friendly and energetic group of twenty-six avid outdoor enthusiasts from all over the State met in Medora for the Badlands Conservation Alliance Bullion Butte hike. This was a very strenuous day-long undertaking, making time for interesting discussions and presentations about history, Theodore Roosevelt, and the geography and geology of The Little Missouri River and Badlands. Other topics of discussion were the native fauna and flora of the Badlands.
Read MoreThey’ll always be the Good Lands to me.
Read MoreBCA lost a valuable member this past fall. He won’t be easy to replace. There’ll be a noticeable gap in the hiking line on our outings next summer. There’ll be one less pair of strong arms to carry wood to the campsite. There’ll be a little less humor in the conversations around the campfire. And there’s already a big hole in the hearts of the family and friends who loved Larry Dopson.
Read MoreAnd while we are sipping the coffee
She tells of the tiresome toil.
Up hill and down hill she traveled
O’er plowed and o’er prairie soil.
Read MoreThe Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is holding the annual TR Symposium on Sept. 15-17, 2022. “The Athlete in the Modern Arena: Theodore Roosevelt and the Development of Modern Sports”. Longtime Director Sharon Kilzer (who joined the May 2022 BCA Bullion Butte hike) has retired. The TR Center is moving into its new space in the building formerly known as Pulver Hall. Board member Clay Jenkinson is the Humanities Scholar for the Center and former Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Valerie Naylor writes an occasional blog for the website.
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