On June 24, Spearfish-Northern Black Hills Rotarians toured "Čhaŋgléška Wakȟáŋ," the ethnobotanical garden at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), which highlights the connections between past and present.
The garden honors the complicated history of the Black Hills, encourages learning across generations, and supports dialogue and reflection.
The ethnobotanical garden was developed from a recommendation of the Community Relations Committee. The vision included a place on SURF grounds to grow and learn about indigenous plants that could be shared with the community. Guided by the SURF Cultural Advisory Committee, the Čhaŋgléška Wakȟáŋ Working Group, and Indigenous elders from the region, the garden demonstrates our capacity to collaborate with our communities, our employees, visitors, researchers, and other stakeholders.
This is exactly the kind of collaboration that Rotary International fosters and celebrates.