Help us Buy and Install Insulation
for the Treatment Center (the Hub)

Seeking 286 People with $35 to Donate

The Treatment Center construction continues! The next step is to insulate the building. We need Big Rock Insulation of Rapid City to be able to get us on their work schedule, but that can’t happen until we have raised $10,000. This means 286 people, each contributing $35.

Elise the (elderly) red-tailed hawk had the opportunity to look over the floor plans of the new building. She only approves IF we can get it insulated this spring. She personally knows at age 35, (36 in April, 2025) that warmth keeps sick birds from dying, and sound proofing keeps broken birds from additional stress. The insulation package designed for our Treatment Center provides this.

The interior area of the building that includes the isolation and quarantine zone, the exam room, and the Intensive Care Unit will have extra sound deadening material in the walls. (See the area marked in yellow on the building floor plan.) This means that the sounds of human voices, running water, a radio playing, and bird feeding dishes clanking against each other will be muffled. That means patients in the care of the BHRC will heal more quickly, and return to the wild stronger and healthier.

You can make this next step a reality! Be one of the 286. Go to https://bit.ly/InsulatetheNest to donate.

Save the date for the Spaghetti Feed, April 26

It’s that time of year again: please mark your calendars for April 26 – it’s the annual Spaghetti Feed and Silent Auction! Loads of noodles, all the raptors, bird-themed baskets of goodies…you won’t want to miss out on the fun.

We will be at a new location this year! Join us at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 520 Cathedral Dr, Rapid City. Food will be served from 4:30-7:00 pm, and three raptor programs will be presented during the course of the evening.

Our mission is to conserve and protect native birds of prey and their natural habitats through education, rehabilitation, and research.

Watch an educational program with

Black Hills Raptor Center.

About Black Hills Raptor Center

Who We Are:


The Black Hills Raptor Center is an all volunteer group, managed by an 8 person board of directors. We are a not-for-profit organization with a  501 (c) 3 status from the Internal Revenue Service…

Mission Statement:


The mission of the Black Hills Raptor Center is to conserve and protect native birds of prey and their natural habitats through education, rehabilitation, and research.

What We Do:


The Black Hills Raptor Center provides 125-150 educational programs annually using live raptors. We present in classrooms, at youth programs, in the community, and for special events…

We Have the Power to Impact Our Future,
and We’re Doing Something About It

Building a Dream

The idea of developing BHRC (Black Hills Raptor Center) began on September 2010. That is when John Halverson and Maggie Engler set about the task of reducing “nature deficit disorder” in their corner of the world…

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Black Hills Raptor Center relies on contributions from donors to continue our work. Be part of the solution to nature deficit disorder in this region. Donate today!

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BHRC Stickers

Brand new stickers custom designed by one of our volunteers are now on sale for $3 a sticker. These stickers are high quality vinyl stickers that can be placed just about anywhere. They are waterproof and resistant to sunlight fading.

Black Hills Raptor Mouse Pads Elise

Choose your favorite raptor mouse pads from the birds cared for by the Raptor Center.  Order this mouse pad with Elise the Red-tailed hawk on it! Size is a nice large 8” x 9”.  This size gives you lots of room to move your mouse around.

Kestrel / Screech Owl Nest Box

YES! I want a kestrel/screech owl nest box for my property!

BHRC Coffee Mugs

Drink your morning joe with the birds! These 4 individuals were the original stars of the Black Hills Raptor Center. John calls them the “Founding Four Feathers”. They are Elise the red-tailed hawk, Icarus the great horned owl, Boo the western screech owl, and Hendrix the American kestrel.

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