Prairie Dog Day is Soon! February 2nd!

The long weekend is over and Prairie Dog Day is coming soon!  Most people know February second as groundhog day, but here in the west part of America there are no groundhogs! It has been re-named Prairie Dog Day!

For the readers in other countries who do not know of either holiday: Groundhog day is a day where people gather at the base of a hill to watch a famous groundhog crawl up out of his hole. If the groundhog sees his shadow he will get scared and run back into his hole signaling that winter will continue for a little longer. If he does not see his shadow he will not be scared into his hole and winter will end. 

Unlike its cousin the groundhog, prairie dogs do not hibernate and therefore we can not do the whole prairie dog and shadow thing, but lots of schools and environmental organizations are celebrating prairie dog day by teaching children the importance of prairie dogs and hosting parties to celebrate the little critters!

The plains conversation center and prairie dog coalition are doing their parts by working together and educating visitors on february second about prairie dogs and having a bunch of fun activities based on the tiny people.