Calling all Educators: enhance your students’ education with a free visit to the ultimate classroom - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area! Park rangers offer a series of field trip, in-classroom, and virtual education programs, and we can also potentially cater a program to your specific curriculum and educational needs! To Schedule A Field TripPlease email whis_information@nps.gov or call 530 242 3450 to begin planning your field trips. All field trips must be schedule at least one month in advance. We offer educational field trips in September, October, November, March, April and early May. Featured In-Classroom Program :Every Kid Outdoors: 4th Grader National Park System Pass4th Grade, one hour, In-Classroom. Students will be introduced to the U.S. National Park System during this interactive, in-classroom presentation. At the end of the program, the park ranger will issue each 4th grader a National Park System pass which gives the student and their family carload free entry into almost 430 national park units across the country. On-Site Field TripsConnect the content to its environement with our on-site educational programs held at the Tower House Historic District! Teachers and schools are welcome to plan their own field trips to Whiskeytown, if you are wanting to have a Ranger Led field trip, it must be planned in advance with park staff, please contact us at whis_information@nps.gov. The Wintu of Whiskeytown3rd Grade, 2 hours, Field Trip program at Tower House Historic District. During this place-based field trip program, 3rd graders will gain a deeper understanding of the indigenous heritage of the local area. Students will rotate through a series of four interactive activities focused on Wintu geography, Wintu use of native plants (ethnobotany), indigenous use of fire, and the story of Kate Camden. This program was developed in consultation with Redding Rancheria.
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Last updated: July 26, 2024