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Shenandoah National ParkNatural resource staff counting plants in a forest health monitoring plot.
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Shenandoah National Park
1st Grade - Shenandoah Residents
 

Shenandoah Residents introduces first graders to the physical characteristics and life needs of plants and animals in the park. Students construct a journal and record their observations of plant parts and evidence of animals. Students also role-play different animals to gain an understanding of how they meet their life needs in the meadow. Groups can request a “Raptor Rap” live birds of prey presentation with this program.

 

Sunrise over the mountains of Shenandoah wilderness creates a spectacular purple glow.  

Did You Know?
Benton McKaye, the “father of the Appalachian Trail,” was also instrumental in passage of the Wilderness Act. Shenandoah National Park carries on Benton McKaye’s legacy with 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail and almost 80,000 acres of designated wilderness.
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Last Updated: June 07, 2007 at 15:20 EST