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Badlands National Park
Guest Speakers
Ranger initiating the Junior Ranger Pledge to a group of children
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Held in the park's classroom, a ranger initiates the Junior Ranger pledge to a group of children.

Badlands In Your Classroom Education Outreach Program

Enhance your K-8 science curriculum by inviting a Badlands National Park guest speaker to your classroom. This program is offered, free of charge, to schools within 80 miles of Interior, South Dakota. Programs are offered in the fall and spring as staff is available. Contact the park’s Education Specialist for more information about program availability.

Not within 80 miles? Check out our distance learning opportunities. A guest speaker can visit your classroom using video conferencing technology.
Black-footed ferret photo by Randy Matchett, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  

Did You Know?
Four species of wildlife have been reintroduced into the Badlands since its establishment as a National Monument in 1939. The black-footed ferret, bighorn sheep, bison, and swift fox, once exterminated from the area's mixed grass prairie, are again thriving in their native habitat.

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Last Updated: May 01, 2009 at 11:28 EST