Yosemite National Park - Be A Junior Ranger (U.S. National Park Service)

National Junior Ranger Day
BECOME A JUNIOR RANGER!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
10:00 a.m. - Noon or 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Nature Center at Happy Isles
Join park rangers and other park staff at the Nature Center at Happy Isles (shuttle stop #16) for a day of fun activities for children of all ages!

Join in the morning or afternoon program. One-hour-long ranger-led programs will begin at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., each followed by a fun service project to learn more about park restoration efforts! NPS wildlife biologists will be on-hand with lots of interesting bear-related information and equipment. In addition, Wee Wild Ones and Storytime programs will be conducted for children 7 and under during the morning and afternoon sessions.

Kids (ages 7-13)!
You can become a Yosemite Junior Ranger by purchasing a self-guided booklet published by the Yosemite Association. This booklet is sold for $3.50 plus tax at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Nature Center at Happy Isles (May through September), and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center (June through September), and Wawona and Big Oak Flat Information Stations (May through September). In order to earn a Junior Ranger patch, the booklet must be completed, a bag of trash collected, and a guided program attended.

Are you between the ages of 3 and 6? Yosemite has a program for YOU! Little Cubs is a self-guided booklet that encourages our young visitors and their families to discover Yosemite ’s wonders and to earn a Little Cubs button.This booklet (published by the Yosemite Association) is sold for $3 plus tax in the Nature Center at Happy Isles,Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Centers, and Wawona and Big Oak Flat Information Stations.