Today's National Junior Park Ranger Day, I'm publishing the first book of the Junior Park Ranger Adventure Books series. Our goal is to inspire kids to protect parks, nature, and the environment. These compelling stories make learning about the natural world fun and exciting. Each book takes kids on a fun-filled journey of discovery, exploration, and adventure to a variety of local, state, and national parks across the United States. Each story is accompanied by Junior Park R

It's the first day of National Park Week 2021! What is National Park Week? According to the National Park Service, "National Park Week is a time to explore amazing places, discover stories of history and culture, help out, and find your park." National Parks across the country will host special programing, events, and digital experiences. National Park Week Theme Days International Park Prescription (ParkRx) Day Volunteer Sunday Military Monday Transformation Tuesday Wayback

Can’t get to a park this weekend? No problem. How about hosting a Backyard Scavenger Hunt at your home or a local park instead? A scavenger hunt is like a treasure hunt, but during this hunt you’ll discover many wonderful elements of nature. You will need a camera (the one on a smart phone will work), a shoe box or other small container, colored pencils or crayons, and an envelope and notebook. You’ll use the camera to take pictures of the living things on the list below, and

What a great sight to see! The American Bald Eagle’s population soars across the U.S. Fantastic Facts about the American Bald Eagle: It is the national bird of the United States of America There are more than 71,400 nesting pairs with an estimated 316,700 individual bald eagles in the lower 48 states. It builds the largest nest of any North American bird The average lifespan of bald eagles in the wild is around 20-30 years They aren't really bald... For more information about

Do you know what it means to be a Junior Park Ranger? As a Junior Park Ranger you take care of our parks and outdoor playgrounds, can easily identify animal tracks in the woods, know how to read a map and follow a path or trail, play games, and make new friends and, of course, you discover untold stories about people and special places. For me, Junior Park Ranger Kyler, I can spend one, two, or even three days in my FAVORITE park, doing as many of the activities as I possibly