New Generations

An instructional video which outlines various methods for producing butter.

An instructional video detailing how to create a cornhusk doll.

An instructional video detailing how to create a simple, spinning toy using nothing but a button and a string.

Yosemite National Park: What do children living a primitive life in Yosemite do for fun in this day and age? This video explores a park ranger’s youth in Tuolumne Meadows in the late 1950s and then follows the activities of three sisters whom live in the park currently.

Nancy Finegood, executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, discusses the teaching of preservation trades to Detroit youth.

Grand Canyon NP: What do youth camps at Grand Canyon National Park have to offer? Who is eligible for these youth camps? Tune in to find out.

Grand Canyon NP: Environmental park ranger Andy Pearce shares information about the environmental education program at the park. He discusses in-park education services, on-site (e.g. at a school) services, and distance learning opportunities.

Grand Canyon NP: Listen in as park-aide ranger Amanda Myer discusses how she became a park-aide ranger and the benefits of her job. The student temporary employment program (STEP) and the junior-ranger program are mentioned.

Denali NP & PRES: As Alaska Native high school students from Anchorage explore Denali’s wilderness backcountry, author and documentary producer Dayton Duncan encourages young people to experience and become champions for national parks.

Denali NP & PRES: From hometowns as far away as Sylacauga, Alabama to as near as Healy, Alaska, six young people each describe what it was like for them to work in the National Park Service for a summer in Denali.