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Padre Island National Seashore
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Junior Ranger

You can earn a Junior Ranger badge at most parks that you visit, including Padre Island National Seashore. How many badges have you earned by visiting the national parks?

Are you interested in exploring? Do you like art, science, history or nature? How about animals, sailing ships, dinosaurs or trains? Would you like to learn more about the national parks that belong to you? Did you know you can help protect these special places - even if you never visit them all?

If you're interested, Padre Island National Seashore is just one national park that gives you a chance to earn an official Junior Ranger badge and Junior Ranger certificate. Then, if you help keep the park clean by doing a beach clean-up, you also get a cool Adopt-a-Beach patch!

How else can I get involved?

Get in the zone! KidsZone is a place where you can explore and learn about your national parks, learn how to become an official Junior Ranger, play online games, and win prizes.

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Did You Know?
Almost all the trash on shoreline washes in from the Gulf? In 2005, approximately 1,000 volunteers from the general public removed almost 153 tons of trash from the National Seashore's beaches.
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Last Updated: November 14, 2010 at 14:57 MST