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NPS JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM

NPS Junior Ranger Badge

Explore. Learn. Protect.

The Junior Ranger motto is recited by children around the country, each taking an oath of their own to protect parks, continue to learn about parks, and share their own ranger story with friends and family.

The National Park Service's Junior Ranger program is an activity-based program conducted in almost all parks, and some Junior Ranger programs are national. Many national parks offer young visitors the opportunity to join the National Park Service "family" as Junior Rangers.

Interested youth complete a series of activities during a park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger patch and Junior Ranger certificate. This program is designed for children ages 6-12 making a visit to Flight 93 National Memorial. Children can explore the memorial and learn about Flight 93 through 11 activities of varying difficulty. The program also provides a narrative to help explain the Flight 93 story to younger audiences. The Junior Ranger Program is available upon request at the Visitor Center and at the Memorial Plaza.

Source: National Park Service