Youth Activities

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.

Denali NP & PRES: The Chicago Children's Choir, 50 teens drawn from 2,800 youths between ages 8 and 18, visited interior Alaska and performed at the Denali Visitor Center in July 2010. Produced by SCA intern Nathan Kostegian.

North Cascades National Park: Park employee Paula Ogden-Muse shares her emotional connection to the North Cascades and urges people to visit national parks and bring their children in order to keep nature relevant in the lives of younger generations.

Badlands National Park: simple explanation made for children is provided on how the badlands formed. A park ranger uses colors to emphasize the concepts in her explanation.

Badlands National Park: A junior ranger explains the process of becoming a junior ranger at Badlands National Park. Explanations of the summer junior ranger program and the junior ranger booklet are provided. The benefits of the program are discussed as well.

Denali NP & PRES: Follow along as a park ranger shows a group of young visitors how sustainable features at the Eielson Visitor Center can teach them about their relationship to the landscape.

Everglades National Park: Watch as park ranger Yvette Cano shares her story of discovering the Everglades as a child. She passionately discusses how children can also develop an appreciation for the Everglades.