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Grand Canyon National Park
For Teachers

Welcome to Environmental Education at Grand Canyon National Park.

Linking the preservation of Grand Canyon National Park to the conservation of your backyard and community.

 

We invite you and your students to participate in the park's environmental education program.
For details on the variety of educational offerings available, click on the following links:

Field Trip Programs
Ranger-Visit-to-Classroom Programs
Distance Learning Programs
North Rim Education Programs
Teacher Workshops
Lesson Plans (free downloadable materials)
Travelin' Trunks

To download and print a summary of our 2008-09 School Year offerings, click on the following link for a pdf version of Educational Programs for Teachers and Students (532 KB)

 

If this website does not answer all of your questions, please contact us by phone at 928-638-7931, or by email.

UNKAR DELTA IN GRAND CANYON  

Did You Know?
In Grand Canyon, the broad, sandy expanse on the north bank of the Colorado River is Unkar Delta, composed of rock debris carried from the North Rim by Unkar Creek. Prehistoric Pueblo people occupied numerous sites on Unkar Delta and along Unkar Creek for about 350 years (A.D. 850 to A.D. 1200)

Last Updated: December 31, 2008 at 17:22 EST