News Release:
Junior Ranger Edition Of The National Park Passport Program Was Introduced April 21
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through NPS's website.
WASHINGTON - Kids now have their own version of the National Park Passport book for adventurers who collect memories on each trip to a national park. Designed to complement and encourage participation in Junior Ranger programs, Passport To Your National Parks® Junior Ranger Edition, will be available in time to celebrate National Junior Ranger Day on April 21, 2018, the first day of National Park Week. The book is a collaboration between the National Park Service (NPS) and Eastern National, a not-for-profit partner of the National Park Service. “National Parks are a great place for families to spend quality time together and tools like the Junior Ranger Passport help engage kids at a young age and turn them into national park enthusiasts,” said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. "The passport facilitates that education and also allows them to take a piece of our parks back home with them until their next visit."
Intended for children ages 5-12, the Junior Ranger Passport book is full of vivid artwork from renowned illustrator Dave Klug and includes contemporary, interactive and educational content. Kids can personalize their books and commemorate their park experiences with a free starter set of colorful park-themed stickers, as well as collect a new set of stickers that will be released for sale each year.
The Passport To Your National Parks® program has introduced millions of visitors to the national park system since its launch by Eastern National in 1986. This popular program consists of a guidebook that highlights each unit of the national parks and provides space for dated ink “cancellation” stamps, which allow visitors to commemorate their experiences. Visitors can also purchase annual stamp sets, which feature photos from ten new national park sites each year.
For the complete press release by the National Park Service, click here.