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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Junior Ranger Program
Titusville, Florida
Summer 2015 — FREE |
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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a summer Jr. Ranger program for children ages 6 - 10 accompanied by an adult. Parents and children will work together to develop an appreciation of the Refuge and the plants and animals that inhabit it through hands-on activities. Please call 321-861-5601 to make reservations and for information. Space is limited.
Jr. Ranger Program Schedule:
Live Owls & Dissection of Owl Pellets
Wednesday, July 1 at 9 am
Observe live owls and learn fun owl facts presented by Florida Wildlife Hospital. Dissect an owl pellet to learn about and observe what they eat. Children ages 6-10 accompanied by a parent or guardian age 18 or older are invited to attend. This is the third of six Jr. Ranger summer programs. Call 321-861-5601 for information & to make reservations.
Live Reptiles
Wednesday, July 8 at 9 am
Learn about this fascinating group of animals by observing live snakes, turtles and an alligator and making a reptile craft. Children ages 6-10 accompanied by a parent or guardian age 18 or older are invited to attend. This is the fourth of six Jr. Ranger summer programs scheduled for the summer. Please pick up a Jr. Ranger program brochure for additional information. Call 321-861-5601 to make reservations.
Live Bats
Wednesday, July 15 at 9 am
Meet live bats, learn cool bat facts, and make a bat craft. Children ages 6-10 accompanied by a parent or guardian age 18 or older are invited to attend. This is the fifth of six Jr. Ranger summer programs. Call 321-861-5601 to make reservations.
Live Owls and Hawks and Jr. Ranger Award Ceremony
Wednesday, July 22 at 9 am
Meet live raptors and learn about them from a wildlife rehabilitator. Celebrate the Jr. Rangers accomplishments by attending an award ceremony for children that participated in one or more of the six Jr. Ranger Summer programs. Light refreshments will be served. Children ages 6-10 accompanied by a parent or guardian age 18 or older are invited to attend. Call 321-861-5601 to make reservations.
Please meet at the Refuge Visitor Center for each of the programs. The Visitor Center is located on SR 402, 5 miles east of U.S. 1 in Titusville.
For Refuge information please contact Refuge Ranger Nancy Corona at 321-861-0668 or by email at: Nancy_Corona@fws.gov.
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On March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an Executive Order creating Pelican Island as the country's first national wildlife refuge. Roosevelt went on to establish an additional 54 national wildlife refuges during his two terms and set historic conservation values for America. These values have grown into a system, which today, consists of 563 National Wildlife Refuges on more than 150 million acres of America's most important wildlife habitat.
As part of its mission, the Service manages 563 national wildlife refuges and other units of the Refuge System covering 150 million acres. These areas comprise the National Wildlife Refuge System, the world's largest collection of lands and waters set aside specifically for fish and wildlife. The majority of these lands, 77 million acres are in Alaska, while 54 million acres are part of three marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean. The remaining acres are spread across the other 49 states and several United States territories. In addition to refuges, the Service manages thousands of small wetlands, 38 wetland management districts, 70 national fish hatcheries, 65 fishery resource offices, and 81 ecological services field stations.
The Service enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
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