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Fourth grade students at Twentynine Palms Elementary have studied National Parks, Joshua Tree National Park, and their local deserts and have become Junior Rangers. Now they would like to share what they learned from in-class activities conducted by park rangers and from field trips to Joshua Tree National Park.
 
Click on an activity in the list below to learn more about Joshua Tree National Park.
• Adaptations
• Indians
• Miners
• Barker Dam
• Desert Survival
• Rangers
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Did You Know?
In the high desert country that was to become Joshua Tree National Park, rugged individuals tried their luck at cattle ranching, mining, and homesteading. William Keys and his family are particularly representative of the hard work and ingenuity it took to settle and prosper in the Mojave Desert.
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