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Be A Junior Ranger

be a junior ranger includes:

Become a Junior Ranger On-Line
 
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Become a Junior Dunes Ranger When You Visit!

The Junior Dunes Ranger program is a program for kids visiting the park with their families. It is a way to learn more about White Sands National Monument and the National Park Service and have fun at the same time. It's also a way that kids can help the park rangers take care of national parks.

There are four different age/developmental level activity guides: preschool (ages 4 -5), ages 6 - 8, ages 9 - 13, and age 14 and over. The activity guides have all kinds of different things in them. There are puzzles, coloring pages, scavenger hunt bingo, activities on desert safety, the visitor center, wildlife, nature manners, trails, and many more.

Pick up your free Junior Ranger activity booklet at the Visitor Center.  Complete the activities and earn a Junior Dunes ranger patch and certificate.

 
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Photo of yucca growing on a dune  

Did You Know?
Some species of plants can survive burial by a moving dune by a process called "stem elongation." As the sand rises, the plants quickly grow upward to keep their leaves above the rising sand.

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Last Updated: March 26, 2007 at 13:13 EST