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For Kids

Junior Rangers
Children can stop by the visitor center and ask for a copy of our Junior Ranger booklet. Or see them here:
           Junior Ranger for grade school  (pdf, 116 KB)
           Junior Ranger for preschool  (pdf, 131 KB)

WebRangers
Become a WebRanger. Now you can have fun and learn about national parks even if you are not able to visit a park right now.
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Did You Know?
When Paricutin erupted in Michoacan, Mexico in 1943, scientists flocked to the site. Observations and studies there have helped to explain the eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano in Arizona 900 years earlier.

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Last Updated: February 13, 2007 at 12:22 EST