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Contact: Eric Grumwald, Scotts Bluff, 308-436-9700
Contact: Tera Lynn Gray, Agate, 308-436-9768
Come celebrate Junior Ranger Day at Scotts Bluff National Monument on Saturday, April 8, 2023! This FREE family-friendly event will take place at the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center, located at 190276 Old Oregon Trail in Gering, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Visitors of all ages and abilities can learn about the different types of park rangers who help protect our Western Nebraska National Parks while exploring these different stations:
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Learn about the tools that wildland firefighter park rangers use to keep national park ecosystems healthy.
- Get to know some of the plants and animals that call our Western Nebraska parks home.
- Learn how law enforcement rangers protect park resources and the people who visit our parks.
- Discover how park rangers sometimes dress in costume to teach people about our past.
- Investigate the rocks of Scotts Bluff just like a geologist park ranger.
- Learn how interpretation park rangers teach visitors about special places like Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
Accessibility Information: American Sign Language interpreters will be on-site throughout the day. Braille and audio versions of written materials will also be available. Visitors that finish the scavenger hunt become certified Scotts Bluff and Agate Fossil Beds junior rangers and take home a certificate and a badge.
Last updated: April 1, 2023