Come celebrate Junior Ranger Careers Day at Scotts Bluff National Monument on Saturday, April 27, 2024! This FREE, family-friendly event will take place at the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center, located at 190276 Old Oregon Trail in Gering, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Visitors of all ages and abilities can learn about the different types of park rangers who help protect our Western Nebraska National Parks while exploring these different stations:
· See some of the tools that wildland firefighter park rangers use to keep national park ecosystems healthy.
· Learn how law enforcement rangers protect park resources and the people who visit our parks.
· Get to know some of the plants and animals that call our Western Nebraska parks home.
· Discover how park rangers sometimes dress in costume to teach people about our past.
· Investigate the rocks of Scotts Bluff just like a geologist park ranger.
· Learn how interpretation park rangers teach visitors about special places like Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
