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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Be A Junior Ranger
 
selection of patches for junior rangers

All activities listed below are intended for children and youth to use in the park.The programs vary in difficulty from a one-day of fun activities to some serious searching for answers, but all the programs are linked to visiting the park and seeing and experiencing the park first-hand.

The Webranger program (link at right) is an on line National Parks activity.

 

Programs for this park

• Kids can become Junior Naturalists and earn a patch and pencil by watching nature in the park and completing a 4-page activities sheet, which can be downloaded in advance of your visit. Junior Naturalist is usually the first step to being a Junior Park Ranger.
• Kids can move up to being a Junior Park Ranger and earn an iron-on cloth patch and an Junior Park Ranger badge by completing a 16-page Junior Ranger Explorer Notebook. Contact the park for a copy.
• The Adventure Guide for Teens is a 16-page color booklet that introduces youth to the Appalachian Trail (AT) within this park and enables them to become AT Junior Rangers.

Ranger hat
Be a WEBRANGER !
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Sketch of a hand underwater and reaching for a life jacket  

Did You Know?
... chief causes of water fatalities on the Delaware River are: (1) swimming without a lifejacket (PFD); (2) trying to swim across the river; and (3) swimming after drinking lots of alcohol. Wear a pfd and swim at lifeguarded beaches. DON'T drink-then-swim! NEVER TRY TO SWIM ACROSS THE RIVER!
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Last Updated: August 14, 2009 at 20:17 EST