• Wupatki Pueblo at sunset

    Wupatki

    National Monument Arizona

Intermountain Teacher to Ranger to Teacher

TRT Will Watkins
Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Will Watkins at Big Thicket National Park and Preserve in Texas.

Why have Teachers in Parks?
National parks enrich the lives of many in this nation. They provide access to the powerful ideas, values, and meanings associated with the remarkable cultural, natural, and recreational heritage of the United States. The National Park Service (NPS) strives to provide opportunities for all Americans to connect to their national heritage through the national parks. However, these opportunities are lacking for some children-often due to a variety of social and economic factors.

For a full description of the program and a listing of Teacher Ranger Teacher (TRT) jobs open for applications please go to the new National TRT link http://www.nps.gov/interp/trt/participating.html

For questions about TRT in the Intermountain Region* contact Jason Bordelon at 303-969-2775 or e-mail us.

*The states of MT, WY, UT, CO, NM, AZ, OK, TX

Did You Know?

Snow-covered mountains

The San Francisco Peaks, backdrop for Flagstaff and much of northern Arizona, were named in 1629 by Franciscan missionaries in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. This was more than 200 years before what was then a small town in California acquired a similar name.