• Organization:    Joshua Tree National Park, National Park Service
• Street Address: 9800 Black Rock Canyon Rd., Yucca Valley, CA 92284
• Primary Contact:

  Name: Lorna Lange-Daggs
  Mailing Address: 9800 Black Rock Canyon Rd., Yucca Valley, California 92284
  Phone: (760) 365-2371
  Fax: (760) 365-3155
  Email: lorna_lange-daggs@nps.gov
  

• Home Page URL: http://www.nps.gov/jotr.
• Mission:

  The mission of Joshua Tree National Park is to preserve, protect and interpret the park's historical, cultural, natural and wilderness values; and to promote public understanding by providing compatible recreational and educational opportunities consistent with the park's values.

• Organization Type: Federal Government.
• Audience: Grades K - 6.
• Areas of Interest:

  Trees, Plants and Lands: Forestry, Forest Fires, Gardening, Landscaping, Urban Forestry, Xeriscaping, Permaculture, Forest insects, pests & disease
  Nature Awareness: Parks/Trails, Nature Center, Tourism, Wilderness, Recreation & Outdoor Skills
  Wildlife: Endangered/Threatened Species, Ecology, Habitat, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, Management

• Resource Types: Audio/ Visual.
• Description of Resource:

  Joshua Tree National Park offers ranger-led education programs for students K-12, families and the public in general. Programs for students visiting the park include the natural history programs 'Healthy Habitats' (grades 1-2), 'Geologic Teenagers, the Rocks of Joshua Tree NP', 'Desert Adaptations' (grades 5-6), and 'The Joshua Tree Hotel' (grades 3-4). Cultural history programs include 'They Called the Desert Home' (grade 3), 'Living in Harmony With the Environment' (grade 4), and 'Homesteaders and Goldminers' (grade 5). Classroom presentations include 'Who Lives in the National Park?' (pre-K -K), 'Who's Who and What's What' (grades 3-4), and 'People Who Make a Difference'. The Park also offers a junior ranger program (grades 3-6), teacher's guides and a desert issues curriculum (available winter 1998), workshops including Project WILD, and Study Kits.

• Additional Information:

  Special Services: volunteer opportunities, school presentations, workshops, walks and tours of public facilities

• Geographical Service Area: United States. CA.
• Memberships Available: No.
• Newsletter Available: No.
• Internships Available: No.
• NAAEE guideline Review: No.
• Setting: Unknown.
• Fees:
• Support Materials: None.
• Teacher Training/Support: Available? No. Required? No.
• Evaluation Component: No;
• Curriculum Link: Unknown.
• Other Contacts: None.
• Assistance Needs: None.
• Affiliation: Border EE.

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