Posted: April 19th, 2008

Superintendent Tom Workman invites everyone to celebrate National Park Week at Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego’s National Park, with special Junior Ranger Day activities on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. National Park Week (April 19-27, 2008), celebrates and seeks to engage people with America’s national parks. The 2nd Annual National Junior Ranger Day is April 26 and Cabrillo National Monument will join more than 100 national park areas in presenting special Junior Ranger Day activities. The first National Junior Ranger Day in 2007 was a huge hit with park staff and volunteers serving 25,000 children in 123 parks, including Cabrillo National Monument. The motto for Junior Ranger Day is: Explore, Learn, Protect: Be a Junior Ranger.The Junior Ranger program is designed to engage children and families in the stories embodiedin their national parks. Children complete activity books that lead them through the park in a kidfriendlyway. They are drawn to parts of the park story that they can relate to. When completed,they present their booklets to a ranger to earn a patch or badge and a certificate.Download the Complete News Release here.