San Juan Island National Historical Park
Junior Ranger Booklet
Junior Ranger Booklet
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National Historic Landmark
1961 National Historical Park 1966 Park Size 2,141 acres Annual Visitors 458,000 Park Fee none Superintendent Elexis Fredy Park Partner Discover Your Northwest Location San Juan County, WA |
San Juan Island National Historical Park features woodland, prairie, and saltwater shoreline on one of the 172 named islands and reefs off the Washington state coast. Two park sites, American Camp and English Camp, provide opportunities for visitors to learn of an Oregon Territory boundary dispute, the so-called "Pig War" of 1859. The park also honors connections to the Coast Salish Tribes and Native Hawaiians, and provides trails and overlooks of diverse ecosystems.
Like most parks, San Juan Island NHP has a popular Junior Ranger program; however, the booklet is outdated and lacks information about ancestral peoples and the park's wealth of biodiversity. Park staff need editing, design, and layout support to unify their ideas into a cohesive and compelling 16-page booklet. The Fund for People in Parks will contract with a professional graphic designer to complete the booklet, which will reach 1,000 park stewards-in-training annually. Additionally, the booklet will be available online and mailed upon request. Funding Needed: $21,600 Project Approved: 2024 Project co-funder: National Park Service The new booklet will replace an outdated booklet produced in the 1990s that focused largely on the Pig War. As the park has evolved in the intervening years to include more focus on the park's amazing biodiversity, its connections to Coast Salish Tribes, climate change, and other core interpretive themes, the existing booklet has become outdated and out of touch. Our Junior Ranger program is the primary means to engage and educate youth about the park, its resources, and its importance. The ultimate aim of the park's Junior Ranger booklet is to create future stewards of the park." |
