The South Dakota Volunteer Naturalists Program began in the spring of 2020 as a partnership of the Black Hills Parks & Forests Association, Black Hills State University, the South Dakota Dept. of Game, Fish, & Parks, and the South Dakota Discovery Center. In 2021 South Dakota State University Extension joined the partnership. The executive committee is composed of members from each organization that provide the operation management of the South Dakota Volunteer Naturalists Program.
Amanda Bachmann, Ph.D., Urban Entomology Field SpecialistSouth Dakota State University Extension
Andrea Fountain, Volunteer & Program Manager, Black Hills Parks and Forest Association
Anne Lewis, MA Ed., Grant Programs Director, South Dakota Discovery Center
Jen Stahl, Park Naturalist Good Earth State Park, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
Olivia Parks, Park Naturalist Custer State Park, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Park