Photos: Celebrating Earth Day at White Butte

To celebrate Earth Day, Badlands Conservation Alliance hosted an outing to western North Dakota on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The group hiked about two miles to the highest natural point in North Dakota. The hike was led by Dakota Goodhouse (History and Indigenous Studies Instructor at United Tribes Technical College) and Heather Husband (Meadowlark Initiative Coordinator).

We're grateful to the adventurous souls that braved the elements and "thin" air.

A special thank you to Dakota Goodhouse and Heather Husband for educating us.

Photographs by Spring Bakke.

Photograph of the white flowers of the species Phlox hoodii, also known as Hood's phlox, spiny phlox or carpet phlox.
Photograph of the violet flowers of the species Pulsatilla nuttalliana, also known as American pasqueflower or prairie crocus.
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