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Shenandoah National Park
Special Events
 
A park volunteer and visitor reference a wildflower guide in Big Meadows during Wildflower Weekend.
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2009 Dates

Special Event

Location

April 25

National Junior Ranger Day

Byrd Visitor Center

May 9-10

Wildflower Weekend

Parkwide

June 6

National Trails Day

Byrd Visitor Center

Summer

Resource Seminars

Byrd Visitor Center and Skyland

September 26

National Public Lands Day

Byrd Visitor Center
TBA Civlian Conservation Corps Reunion Big Meadows Lodge

October 17-18

Wilderness Weekend

Byrd Visitor Center


 
A ranger program is a unique opportunity to learn about Shenandoah National Park.
Ranger Programs
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A ranger and a child make discoveries around an old fallen log in the forest.
Resource Seminars
In-Depth Shenandoah Experiences
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CCC enrollees collected native seed and raised plants in three nurseries in the park.  

Did You Know?
From 1933 to 1942 an estimated 10,000 boys and young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps planted hundreds of thousands of trees, shrubs, and native plants in Shenandoah National Park. Many of these were grown in three CCC plant nurseries from seeds collected within the park.
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Last Updated: January 21, 2009 at 08:58 EST