The South Dakota Set
Three printable South Dakota editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable South Dakota editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated South Dakota month pages to write the year down in
- The South Dakota native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The South Dakota night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the South Dakota pages actually look like
From the South Dakota editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The South Dakota Nature Journal
Each South Dakota month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies South Dakota actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Pasque Flower
- Prairie Smoke
- Purple Coneflower
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Black-eyed Susan
- Common Sunflower
- Black Hills Spruce
- Ponderosa Pine
- Quaking Aspen
- Plains Cottonwood
- Bur Oak
- Paper Birch
- Monarch
- Regal Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
- Western Tiger Swallowtail
- Painted Lady
- Common Wood-Nymph
Native Plants of South Dakota
45 native species are profiled for South Dakota, chosen for hardiness zones 3a–5b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Showy Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- New England Aster
- Aromatic Aster
- Showy Goldenrod
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Wild Columbine
- Prairie Blazing Star
The Night Sky over South Dakota
Every dark-sky place the South Dakota edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Badlands National Park
- Custer State Park
- Buffalo Gap National Grassland
- Rural areas across western and central South Dakota
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the South Dakota year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve South Dakota month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the South Dakota list is in bloom from March through November, and June is the peak — 23 of the 45 species are flowering then.
14 of them are caterpillar host plants and 13 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in South Dakota yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for South Dakota is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so South Dakota knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The South Dakota Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of South Dakota | 9 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over South Dakota | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 32, across 3 South Dakota files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the South Dakota files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the South Dakota pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the South Dakota editions
| One at a time | The South Dakota Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single South Dakota edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole South Dakota set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every South Dakota edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the South Dakota basics in one go
- Gardeners in South Dakota who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole South Dakota set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three South Dakota editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the South Dakota Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across South Dakota, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the South Dakota pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the South Dakota set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The South Dakota Nature Journal, Native Plants of South Dakota and The Night Sky over South Dakota. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these South Dakota editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the South Dakota set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the South Dakota editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the South Dakota files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for South Dakota, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for South Dakota?
It describes typical timing across South Dakota drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real South Dakota dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the South Dakota pages here are free?
The free South Dakota pages are the month you are in; these are the South Dakota editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of South Dakota, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — South Dakota as a whole, with regional notes where South Dakota genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the South Dakota edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the South Dakota pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the South Dakota set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the South Dakota edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The South Dakota Nature Journal, Native Plants of South Dakota and The Night Sky over South Dakota — and the free South Dakota pages cover this month either way.
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