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Yellowstone National
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Yellowstone National
Park
Park Education
Expedition:
Yellowstone!
Through Expedition:
Yellowstone!
the National Park Service offers a 4-5 day curriculum-based
residential program for students in grades 4-8. This long-standing
program operates September through mid December and mid February through
May. The program has two campuses. The historic
Lamar Buffalo Ranch is used during the spring and fall. The Youth
Conservation Corps facilities are used during winter months.
Expedition:
Yellowstone! teaches students about the natural and cultural history of
Yellowstone
National Park, investigates current issues affecting the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem, and promotes stewardship and preservation in the
park and in home communities. Emphasis is on learning through direct
experience in the outdoors. Students participate with teachers and
parent chaperones in hikes, field investigations, discussions, creative
dramatics, and journal writing. The program coordinator works with
teachers to tailor an itinerary for the group that best meets their
educational needs.
Expedition:
Yellowstone! Operates on a fee basis to cover faculty salaries and
instructional supplies used by students. A staff of rangers with diverse
education backgrounds, instruct these expeditions to the park.
Junior
Ranger Program
Yellowstone
National Park has an
official Junior Ranger Program open to children ages 5 - 12. The goal of
the program is to introduce children to the natural wonders of
Yellowstone and their role in preserving them for the future.
To become a Junior Ranger, families
pay a $3 fee for the 12-page activity paper, Yellowstone's Nature,
available at any visitor center. After completing the age
appropriate requirements described in the paper and reviewing their work
with a ranger at any visitor center, participants are awarded an
official Yellowstone Junior Ranger patch. Modeled after the National
Park Service patch, Junior Ranger patches feature a stylized bear track
for 8-12 year olds, a wolf track for 5-7 year olds, and a snowflake for
all winter junior rangers.
Requirements include attending a
Ranger-led program, hiking on a park trail, and completing activities on
various park resources, issues, and concepts such as geothermal geology,
park wildlife, and fire ecology.
Some winter activities require the
use of a thermometer and hand lens, so make sure you ask to check out a
Junior Ranger Snowpack. Snowpacks are available at both the Mammoth and
Old Faithful visitor centers and snowshoes may be checked out in
Mammoth.
Both children and adults benefit by
sharing the fun of becoming a Junior Ranger.
Windows
Into Wonderland Electronic Field Trips
A series of internet-based field trips.
Outdoor programs are subject to cancellation due to dangerous weather
conditions!
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