National Park Service Arrowhead and music.
Hidden Beauty
Hidden Beauty, Wildlife, Appreciation, Heart of the World, Aesthetic
Hidden Beauty, Heart of the World, Wildlife, Appreciation
View of Independence Monument looking east towards Monument Canyon.
View of rocks and Cottonwood trees.
Wind blowing a cottonwood tree with leaves on it in foreground and rock formations in the background.
Photo of Park Ranger Samantha Heinritz speaking at Colorado National Monument, "Here that I think that love and appreciation spilled over into the community and I think it still thrives today."
Photo of Park Ranger Sam Heinritz speaking at Colorado National Monument, "I see my biggest contribution to helping preserve Colorado National Monument is through our education programs."
"I work with a lot of schools and groups of kids ranging from kindergarten through seniors in high school"
"and when I see that moment of "aaha" and appreciation for these places that we all share I feel as though I know I'm helping to pass that message on. "
"The message of stewardship and appreciation for the natural world and our cultural resources."
View of two students walking on trail around rocks.
View of three students in the Devils Kitchen area of Colorado National Monument walking around large rock formations.
View of two student in the Devils Kitchen area walking in a gap in between large rock formations.
View of student sitting in a rock alcove and another student climbing up into the alcove.
View of Erik Anderson, Geoscientist-in-the-park Intern speaking in Colorado National Monument, "I would hope that they would come back with an appreciation for nature and a connection with nature"
"and that they are not so much in charge of it, but they're a part of it and then it's a part of them."
Production Team,: Dylan Upchurch, Meghan Graham, Trevor Roper and Alex Alire.
Colorado Mesa University Contribution: Greg Mikolai, Quaid Hamilton, Carly Hanley, Bryce Reedy and Joe Azar.
R5 Staff Contribution: Amber McElwee, Al Kreinberg, Stacy Almaraz, Clay Keithley and Josh Guddat.
Photo of Rock Formations in the Devils Kitchen area of Colorado National Monument.
Colorado National Monument Staff Contribution: Arlene Jackson, Samantha Heinritz, Jack Spinelli, and Eric Anderson.