Yosemite National Park - Be A Junior Ranger (U.S. National Park Service)

Celebrate Junior Ranger Day on April 25, 2009!

Anyone nine to 12 years old can also participate in the 2009 Junior Ranger Essay Contest.

Kids (ages 7-13)!
You can become a Yosemite Junior Ranger by purchasing a self-guided booklet published by the Yosemite Association. This booklet is sold for $3.50 plus tax at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Nature Center at Happy Isles (May through September), and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center (June through September), and Wawona and Big Oak Flat Information Stations (May through September). In order to earn a Junior Ranger patch, the booklet must be completed, a bag of trash collected, and a guided program attended.

Are you between the ages of 3 and 6?
Yosemite has a program for YOU! Little Cubs is a self-guided booklet that encourages our young visitors and their families to discover Yosemite ’s wonders and to earn a Little Cubs button.This booklet (published by the Yosemite Association) is sold for $3 plus tax in the Nature Center at Happy Isles,Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Centers, and Wawona and Big Oak Flat Information Stations.

Junior Ranger Activities to do From Home
To learn more about national parks, check out these offerings from the National Park Service:

Kids Zone - Join in the fun at Kids Zone where you can find many activities about your national parks.

WebRanger - Become a WebRanger online. Enjoy this national web-based program where you can learn about national parks all over the country!

Junior Ranger Gazette - This journal includes fun facts, activities, and stories about the national parks.

Online Climate Change Activities for Kids:

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/index.html

http://www.energy.gov/forstudentsandkids.htm

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov