Glacier Bay

Junior Ranger
Activity Book
Name:
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Glacier Bay National Park
And Preserve
Heres where you will
nd your Star Tasks.
Are you ready for your J unior Ranger adventure to begin? On the bottom left corner on each activity page of this
J unior Ranger book you will nd a box with a sea star in it. For extra bonus points complete at least 10 of these
tasks, using this space.
1
Once you have completed 10 Star Tasks, send a note to: J unior
Ranger Stars, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, P.O. Box
140, Gustavus, AK 99826. We will send you a cool Glacier Bay
postcard.
How to Become a Junior Ranger
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So you want to become a Glacier Bay J unior Ranger? To
earn your badge, please complete A, B, and C below. When
you are nished, take this book to the Visitor Center on the
second oor of the Glacier Bay Lodge and a ranger will issue
you your ofcial J unior Ranger badge. Good luck and have
fun exploring Glacier Bay.
A. Booklet
If you are 4-6 years old, complete at least 5 activity pages in
this book (check out activities like Our National Treasure,
Bingo, Life Returns to the Land, Bergy Bits, Are You My
Mother). If you are 7-9 years old, complete at least 8 activity
pages in this book. If you are 10-12 years old, complete at
least 11 activity pages in this book.
Number of activities completed: __________
B. Ranger-led Activity
Attend a Ranger-led activity such as a walk, talk, boat tour,
movie, demonstration or evening program.
Title of program: _______________________
Rangers name: _________________________
C. Service Project
Complete one of the projects listed and then have your
parents or another adult sign when its nished.
1. Pick up 5 pieces of trash (check the dock area, the lodge,
the trails)
2. Give a brief ranger program to a family member
3. Collect any recyclables that your family may have used
during your stay and dispose of them properly in the
recycle bins near the dock
4. Re-use something you have already used in a different
way (for example: reuse your plastic soda bottle as a
water container)
5. Create an original Glacier Bay service project idea of your
own.
Your service project ________________________
Adults signature: __________________________
Always remember to put safety rst in whatever you do, and respect the places and people you encounter on
your Glacier Bay exploration.
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Our National Treasures
If you were going to design your own badge or patch just for
Glacier Bay National Park, what would it look like? Use the
blank badge below to design yours.
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1. Can you think of an area
near your home that youd
like to nominate to become a
national park?
3
Here is the National Park Service
arrowhead symbol. Each item in the
arrowhead represents a feature protected
within National Park sites. The sequoia
tree represents all plants; the bison
represents all animals; the mountain
represents all land forms; the lake
represents all waters; and the arrowhead
outline represents culture and history.
Ranger Report
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Would you like to be a National Park
Ranger sometime? Where would you
like to work and what type of work
would you like to do?
If you could ask a Glacier Bay
National Park Ranger a question about
the place they work in, what would it be?
In the space below, record your question and then seek out
a Park Ranger (look for that gray and green uniform with
the arrowhead patch.) Ask your question and then record the
Rangers answer below.
2. Which national park is
closest to your home? What
is special about it?
Your Question:
Park Rangers Answer:
4
Hidden Stories
If you were going to design your
own totem pole that represented
your life, what animals or objects
would you use to tell the story?
Do a simple sketch of your totem
pole below.
3. How are your family stories
passed on? Share a family
story with a new friend youve
made.
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4. List ve ways you
might use a tree.
6
Hunted for centuries by the Tlingit people, the harbor seal is
used in many different ways. All parts of the seal can be used.
How do you think a person might use the following seal parts?
Write your ideas in the blanks below, (See a ranger if youre
not sure).
Seal fur/hide:
Seal bones:
Seal fat:
Seal stomach:
Seal meat:
Charting Your Course
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One fun way to see Glacier Bay is by traveling on the
water. If you get this opportunity, use the map on the next
page to chart your course through Glacier Bay. Using the
map, complete the anchor assignments below.

5. Draw a map of the area
around your home and mark
at least 3 locations where
you might see animals.
Draw your boats route.
Circle the name of the glaciers you visited.

Record at least 5 animals you have seen on
your boat voyage on the map at the location
where you saw them.
Put a star next to an interesting spot that youd
like to come back and explore more some day.
7
Glacier Bay Map
8
Birds of a Feather Nest Here Together
6. Can you think of any
other place where large
groups of animals come
together?
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitzs Murrelet
Black-legged Kittiwake
Pelagic Cormorant
Black Oystercatcher
Harlequin Duck
Horned Pufn
Bald Eagle
There is no better place to watch the antics of some of Gla-
cier Bays birds than at the Marble Islands. How can you tell
one bird from another? Find a bird eld guide onboard your
boat or attend a Ranger-led Bird Talk to help you identify
which birds you may see at South Marble Island. What were
the birds doing? Were they on the water, in the air, or on the
island?
Put a check next to the birds you saw.
Mew Gull
Common Murre
Crow
Raven
Tufted Pufn
Other____________
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Tufted Pufn
Humpback Whale
Steller Sea lion
Wolf
Bald Eagle Orca
Marbled Murrelet
Brown Bear
Crab
Kittiwake
Great Blue Heron
Iceberg
Moose
The Fairweathers
Pigeon Guillemot
Spruce Tree
Blueberries
Mosquito
Alder Tree
Harbor Seal
Park Ranger
Bingo
7. Write a postcard to
someone telling them
about your coolest animal
observations.
Mark the box containing anything youve seen in Glacier Bay. Can you get a Bingo?
10
Black Bear
Seaweed
Halibut
Mtn. Goat
Rivers of Ice
Glaciers are constantly changing. They never look the same
from one day to another. While your boat is in front of a
glacier, see if you can nd some of the glacial features listed
below. Circle the ones you nd.
Glacial Erratic: a large boulder carried by the glacier,
then left behind as the glacier retreats.
Serac: sharp, pointy, jagged tower of ice on a glacier.

Moraine: a jumbled pile of rocks and soil carried along by
the glacier; a ribbon of debris.
Calving: the process of ice breaking from the face of a
glacier.
Nunatak: a rock or mountain that is surrounded by a
glacier.
Crevasse: an open crack in a glacier.
Cirque: a steep-sided cir
8. Did glaciers ever
cover the land near your
home? How do you
know this?
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11
Bergy Bits
People often see different shapes in icebergs like swans,
bears, or even tents. While you are at the glaciers, look at
some nearby icebergs, use your imagination, and draw what
you see.
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9. Does everyone you are
traveling with see the same
things in icebergs that you
do? 12
Life Returns to the Land
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a
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? It w
a
s 1
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ile
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, 5
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in

p
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ce
s. W
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th
a
t
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cie
r b
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g
a
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to
m
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lt
b
a
ck
, it u
n
co
v
e
re
d

b
a
rre
n
g
ro
u
n
d
b
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lo
w
.
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u
t e
v
e
n
tu
a
lly, life

re
tu
rn
e
d
to
th
e
la
n
d
.
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p
o
re
s a
n
d
se
e
d
s w
e
re

b
lo
w
n
in
o
n
th
e
w
in
d
,
a
n
d
th
e
rst p
la
n
ts
b
e
g
a
n
to
g
ro
w
. Th
e
y

in
tu
rn
m
a
d
e
w
a
y

fo
r th
e
n
e
x
t g
ro
u
p

o
f p
la
n
ts to
co
m
e
in
.
Th
is p
ro
ce
ss is ca
lle
d

p
la
n
t su
cce
ssio
n
. A
n
d

n
o
w
th
a
n
k
s to
p
la
n
t
su
cce
ssio
n
th
e
re
s a

w
id
e
v
a
rie
ty
o
f p
la
n
t
co
m
m
u
n
itie
s fo
r
a
n
im
a
ls to
ca
ll h
o
m
e
.
10. Draw a picture of a
plant near your home.
Have you seen lupines on your walks in Glacier Bay? They
are beautiful owering plants that are members of the pea
family. Lupines have a special relationship with bacteria in
their roots which allows them to convert nitrogen from the
air and turn it into fertilizer for the next group of plants to
use.
Color the lupine owers blue or purple. Sometimes their
tips are even pinkish in color. Color their hairy leaves a
silver green.
13
Things You Otter Know
Read the clues below to learn about marine mammals that
call Glacier Bay National Park home.
W
h
a
le
s, se
a
ls, o
tte
rs

o
h
m
y
! S
o
m
e
o
f th
e

m
o
st in
cre
d
ib
le
a
n
im
a
ls
in
th
e
w
o
rld
liv
e
in
th
e

w
a
te
rs o
f G
la
cie
r B
a
y

N
a
tio
n
a
l P
a
rk
. M
a
rin
e

m
a
m
m
a
ls a
re
w
a
rm
-
b
lo
o
d
e
d
, a
ir-b
re
a
th
in
g

a
n
im
a
ls ju
st lik
e
u
s,
b
u
t th
e
y
h
a
v
e
d
iffe
re
n
t
a
d
a
p
ta
tio
n
s (so
m
e
th
in
g

th
a
t h
e
lp
s th
e
m
to

su
rv
iv
e
). Th
e
y
g
e
t th
e
ir
fo
o
d
fro
m
th
e
o
ce
a
n
,
h
a
v
e
th
e
ir b
a
b
ie
s in

th
e
o
ce
a
n
, a
n
d
e
v
e
n

co
m
m
u
n
ica
te
in
th
e

o
ce
a
n
.
11. What is your favorite
marine mammal? Why?
Use these words:
icebergs tail
orca blubber
kelp sea
breaching sh
sea otter
sea lions




Marine Mammals are animals that call the __ __ __
their home.
Many harbor seals in Glacier Bay climb out on __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ to have their babies.
A sea otter will often wrap a piece of __ __ __ __
around its body when it wants to take a nap.
To keep them warm in their cold ocean homes; whales,
seals and sea lions have a thick layer of
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ has the densest fur of
any animal in the world.
Researchers take a photograph of a humpback whales
__ __ __ __ to identify it.
The black and white __ __ __ __ is the largest dolphin.
They often hunt for their food in groups.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ are very vocal animals. You
can hear their bark-like call from a long distance away.
Many whales jump high above the water. This is called
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .
A favorite food of seals and sea lions is __ __ __ __.
14
Field Notes
G
la
cie
r B
a
y
N
a
tio
n
a
l
P
a
rk
scie
n
tists sp
e
n
d

h
o
u
rs o
b
se
rv
in
g

a
n
d
th
e
n
re
co
rd
in
g

w
h
a
t th
e
y
se
e
. Th
e
se

re
se
a
rch
e
rs o
fte
n

ca
rry
n
o
te
b
o
o
k
s w
ith

th
e
m
to
re
co
rd
th
in
g
s
w
h
ile
th
e
y
a
re
in
th
e

e
ld
. Th
is h
e
lp
s th
e
m

re
m
e
m
b
e
r th
e
e
x
a
ct
d
e
ta
ils o
f w
h
a
t th
e
y

o
b
se
rv
e
d
so
th
a
t n
o

v
ita
l in
fo
rm
a
tio
n
is
lo
st. W
e
ca
n
le
a
rn
m
u
ch

a
b
o
u
t o
u
r w
o
rld
b
y

o
b
se
rv
in
g
n
a
tu
re
. S
o

b
e
o
n
th
e
lo
o
k
o
u
t...y
o
u

n
e
v
e
r k
n
o
w
w
h
a
t y
o
u

m
ig
h
t se
e
!!
Use this space below to record some of the special things
youve seen during your visit to Glacier Bay. Record all
plants, animals, glaciers, points of interest. What did you
see? What did you hear? What was the area like? What
was the weather like? Were there any animals? What
were they doing? What plants were around you?

12. Is there a place near your
home where you could sit and
observe nature? Describe the
place and what you might see
there.
Date
Weather Conditions:
Plants:
Animals:
Glaciers:
Points of Interest:
15
Research Search
It w
as co
ld
, it w
as
w
h
ite, an
d
it w
as
everyw
h
ere. Ice lled

th
e valleys an
d
co
vered

m
o
st o
f th
e m
o
u
n
tain
s
yo
u
see to
d
ay in

G
lacier B
ay N
atio
n
al
Park. C
an
yo
u
im
ag
in
e
a g
lacier 100 m
iles
lo
n
g
stretch
in
g
fro
m

C
an
ad
a to
Icy Strait?
Th
is h
u
g
e g
lacier w
as
h
ere o
n
ly 250 years
ag
o
! A
s th
is g
lacier
m
elted
, it left th
is lan
d

n
aked
an
d
exp
o
sed
. B
u
t
p
eo
p
le d
isco
vered
th
is
w
as a p
erfect p
lace to

stu
d
y h
o
w
life retu
rn
s.
Even
to
d
ay, p
eo
p
le
fro
m
all o
ver th
e w
o
rld

stu
d
y G
lacier B
ay
N
atio
n
al Park an
d
its
en
viro
n
m
en
t.
Use the word search below to identify what type of
things are being studied at Glacier Bay National Park.
13. If you could do any kind of
research in Glacier Bay National
Park, what would you study and
why? Tell someone about your
idea. 16
K C A B P M U H
H S T R E A M N
A L R A A O O B
L L R S T M A E
I U A E L R A A
B G L A C I E R
U E S R A E B I
T S E A L I O N
Use these words:
Crab Salmon Glacier Bear Humpback
Sea Stream Gulls Halibut Sea lion
Treasure Hunting
Its time for some exercise. Head out on a
trail to see what treasures you can nd.
But instead of bringing your treasures
back, draw a picture or write a
few descriptive words about your
nds in the space below. Happy
Hunting!!
Something sharp
Something soft
Something that smells good
Something that does not belong
Evidence that an animal was here.
Something older than you
14. Describe 2 other
treasures you have found
so far during your visit to
Alaska.
E
a
rly
e
x
p
lo
re
rs ca
m
e

to
th
is g
re
a
t la
n
d
in

se
a
rch
o
f tre
a
su
re
s,
th
in
g
s o
f g
re
a
t w
o
rth

o
r v
a
lu
e
. T
h
e
y
ca
m
e

se
e
k
in
g
g
o
ld
, fu
rs
a
n
d
th
e
n
o
rth
w
e
st
p
a
ssa
g
e
. S
o
m
e
e
v
e
n

ca
m
e
in
se
a
rch
o
f
a
d
v
e
n
tu
re
. Tre
a
su
re
s
fo
u
n
d
in
n
a
tu
re

a
re
lik
e
p
re
cio
u
s
g
ifts th
a
t sh
o
u
ld

b
e
re
sp
e
cte
d
a
n
d

ch
e
rish
e
d
.
In your explorations, please remember to follow park rules, stay on
the trails and leave behind the treasures you found for other people
to enjoy.
17
Something younger than you
The Sounds of Nature
O
u
r w
o
rld
is lle
d
w
ith

n
o
ise
s o
f a
ll k
in
d
s,m
o
st
o
f th
e
m
a
re
g
e
n
e
ra
te
d

b
y
p
e
o
p
le
. It is o
fte
n

v
e
ry
d
if cu
lt to
n
d

a
q
u
ie
t sp
o
t: a
sp
o
t
w
h
e
re
y
o
u
ca
n
h
e
a
r
th
e
w
in
d
ru
stlin
g
th
e

le
a
v
e
s o
n
th
e
tre
e
s; a

sp
o
t w
h
e
re
y
o
u
ca
n

liste
n
to
th
e
b
u
g
s g
o
in
g

a
b
o
u
t th
e
ir b
u
sin
e
ss o
f
p
o
llin
a
tin
g
o
w
e
rs; a

sp
o
t w
h
e
re
y
o
u
ca
n
h
e
a
r
th
e
b
ird
s ca
llin
g
b
a
ck

a
n
d
fo
rth
to
e
a
ch
o
th
e
r.
M
a
n
y
p
e
o
p
le
se
e
k
o
u
t
n
a
tio
n
a
l p
a
rk
s to
n
d

a
sp
o
t w
h
e
re
n
a
tu
ra
l
n
o
ise
s d
o
m
in
a
te
.
Find a quiet, comfortable place
outside to sit and listen. This
spot should be off by yourself,
where you are not tempted to
talk to anyone else. Sit back,
relax, and just listen to the
sounds around you for 5-10
minutes. What do you hear?
15. How does what you heard
here compare to where you
live? List 5 things you would
hear near your home.
X
Use the space below to draw a sound map. Pretend you
are the X in the middle of this page. Without using letters
or words, record a picture of all the sounds you hear
around you. Did your spot have more natural or man-made
sounds?
18
Are You My Mother?
16. Can you think of other
baby animals that have a
different name than their
parent?
a. Harbor Seal
b. Canada Goose
c. Short-tailed Weasel
d. Mountain Goat
f. Tufted Pufn
g. Coho Salmon
h. Bald Eagle
i. King Crab
j. Boreal Toad
k. Killer Whale or Orca
l. Brown Bear
1. Calf
2. Eaglet
3. Kid
4. Chick
5. Larva
6. Cub
7. Tadpole
8. Pup
9. Gosling
10. Fry
11. Kit
Su
m
m
ertim
e in
G
lacier
B
ay is a tim
e o
f g
reat
ab
u
n
d
an
ce. Th
e lo
n
g

d
ay-lig
h
t h
o
u
rs p
ro
vid
e
fo
r a rich
fo
o
d
su
p
p
ly
fo
r all th
e creatu
res
livin
g
o
n
lan
d
o
r in
th
e
w
ater. Su
m
m
ertim
e is
also
a tim
e o
f b
ab
ies.
M
an
y, m
an
y creatu
res
travel g
reat d
istan
ces
an
d
en
d
u
re h
ard
sh
ip
s
so
th
at th
ey m
ay h
ave
th
eir yo
u
n
g
in
th
is
area.
19
Have you seen any baby animals
during your visit to Glacier Bay?
Did you know that not all babies
look like their mamas when
they are born? In fact some
young animals dont even re-
semble their parents until they
become adults. Often baby
animals even have different names than their
parents. But that doesnt make them any less special.
Draw a line to connect each of the Glacier Bay baby animals
to its parent.
Riddler Roundup
N
a
tu
re
is fu
ll o
f rid
d
le
s
a
n
d
th
e
clu
e
s a
re
a
ll
a
ro
u
n
d
. P
u
t th
e
clu
e
s
to
g
e
th
e
r to
so
lv
e
th
e
se

G
la
cie
r B
a
y
rid
d
le
s.
I am an endangered marine mammal.
Although large in size, my favorite food is small.
I have no teeth, but lter the creatures I eat.
People like to see me spout, dive, and breach.
Who am I? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

I am a Native Alaskan.
My ancestors have lived in Southeast Alaska for thousands
of years.
At special potlatch gatherings, we exchange gifts and stories.
My people left Glacier Bay when the ice advanced.
Who am I? _ _ _ _ _ _ _

I am a national park of 3.3 million acres.
Over 7 tidewater glaciers are within my boundaries.
Research tells the story of how life returns to my land.
I am treasured for my wild areas.
Who am I? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

I can have black, cinnamon, or blue-gray fur.
I love to eat blueberries.
I have curved claws, which are great for tree climbing.
I have a at back. I do not have a hump near my shoulder
blades.
Who am I? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

I calve off from the face of tidewater glaciers.
I oat on the surface of the water,
but you will only see about 10-30% of me on the surface.
Harbor seals escape predators by hauling out of the water
and resting on top of me.
Who am I? _ _ _ _ _ _ _

I begin and end my life in a river,
but I spend the majority of my time in the ocean.
I eat small sh and bugs.
Some of my nicknames include: humpy, red, silver, king, and
dog.
Who am I? _ _ _ _ _ _
17. Make up your own
Alaskan animal riddle.
20
Once Upon a Time
S
to
rie
s h
a
v
e
b
e
e
n
a

w
a
y
to
p
a
ss in
fo
rm
a
-
tio
n
o
n
fro
m
o
n
e
g
e
n
-
e
ra
tio
n
to
a
n
o
th
e
r
sin
ce
th
e
b
e
g
in
n
in
g
o
f
tim
e
. Fo
r th
o
u
sa
n
d
s
o
f y
e
a
rs, Tlin
g
it a
d
u
lts
h
a
v
e
sh
a
re
d
sto
rie
s
w
ith
th
e
ir ch
ild
re
n
.
Th
e
ir sto
rie
s h
o
w
e
v
e
r
d
id
n
o
t co
m
e
fro
m

b
o
o
k
s b
u
t w
e
re
to
ld

o
u
t lo
u
d
. S
o
m
e
sto
rie
s
co
m
e
fro
m
re
a
l e
x
p
e
ri-
e
n
ce
s, so
m
e
e
v
e
n
co
m
e

fro
m
d
re
a
m
s. S
to
rie
s
ca
n
h
e
lp
u
s u
n
d
e
rsta
n
d

th
e
w
o
rld
w
e
liv
e
in
.
18. What was the most ex-
citing adventure you have
ever had? Share that story
with someone.
If you were going to write an amazing story about an animal
in Glacier Bay, what animal would you choose and what
would happen to it? Either draw a picture or write a few sen-
tences or the rst paragraph to your story.
21
Have you ever heard the story
of Stickeen? One hundred
years ago, a spunky little dog
named Stickeen, joined the
famous naturalist J ohn Muir
as he explored Glacier Bays
Brady Glacier. Ask a ranger at
the Visitor Center desk or on
the boat to the glacier to borrow a copy of
this book to read.
Use the secret code below to learn more about an early
Glacier Bay explorer who came searching for geologic
knowledge.
The world knew very little about Glacier Bay until
1879 when naturalist _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10-15-8-14-
13-21-9-18), with four _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (20-12-9-14-
7-9-20) guides and a Presbyterian missionary came to
Glacier Bay in a dug-out _ _ _ _ _ (3-1-14-15-5).
J ohn Muir was hoping to learn more about the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7-12-1- 3 -9- 5- 18 -19) of this
area. Navigating with Captain Vancouvers _ _ _
(13-1-16), Muir discovered the _ _ _ (9-3-5) front
had moved _ _ _ _ (2-1-3-11) forty miles from
where Vancouvers survey party saw it just 85 years
before. Muir fell in _ _ _ _ (12-15-22-5) with
Glacier Bay and came back several time to study this
fascinating icy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (23-9-12-4-5-
18-14-5-19-19). By sharing his stories of Alaska, soon
the whole _ _ _ _ _ (23-15-18-12-4)knew about
this amazing place. His biggest contribution however
was that he wrote stories so that the whole world would
learn about this amazing place called Glacier Bay,
where life was returning to the land.
Searching for Clues
O
ften
w
h
en
yo
u
g
o

search
in
g
fo
r an
an
-
sw
er to
a q
u
estio
n
o
r
a so
lu
tio
n
to
a p
ro
b
-
lem
, yo
u
n
d
so
m
e-
th
in
g
yo
u
w
eren
t
even
exp
ectin
g
. A
n
d

so
m
etim
es, th
is n
ew

d
isco
very is even
b
et-
ter th
an
w
h
at yo
u

w
ere o
rig
in
ally lo
o
k-
in
g
fo
r!
19. What sorts of treasures
have you discovered near your
home that were really cool?
Secret Code
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
22
Theres No Place Like Home
W
h
o
else d
o
yo
u
sh
are
yo
u
r h
o
m
e w
ith
?
G
lacier B
ay is h
o
m
e to

a w
id
e array o
f p
lan
ts
an
d
an
im
als w
h
o
live
in
a variety o
f d
ifferen
t
h
ab
itats. A
h
ab
itat is an

an
im
als h
o
m
e
a p
lace
w
h
ere th
at an
im
al can

n
d
fo
o
d
, sh
elter an
d

w
ater an
d
b
e ab
le to

d
efen
d
itself fro
m
its
en
em
ies.
Below is a list of Glacier Bay habitats and some animals
that live in these habitats. See if you can match the animal
with its habitat. Some animals may be seen in more than
one habitat.
Spruce-Hemlock Forest :_____________________________________________________
Rocky Shoreline: ____________________________________________________________
Wet Meadow: ______________________________________________________________
Open Ocean: _______________________________________________________________
Glaciers: ___________________________________________________________________
Mud Flats: _________________________________________________________________
Ice Worm, Pufn, Sea Star, Moose, Minke Whale, Clam,
Porcupine, Sandpiper, Salmon, Black Bear
20. Name a habitat near
your home and 2 animals
that live in it.
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21. Why do you think we
should continue to protect
places like Glacier Bay National
Park?
In wildness is the preservation of the world.
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Paper ............................... 2-6 months
Orange Peel .................... 6 months
Milk Carton .................... 3 years
Plastic Bag ...................... 10-20 years
Plastic J uice Container... 30-40 Years
Aluminum Can .............. 90-100 Years
Styrofoam cup................ Over 100 years
22. List 3 things that
you can do at home to
help the earth.
As part of the requirements for this J r. Ranger program you are
asked to do a service project for the park. What can you do to
help protect Glacier Bay National Park by following the 3 Rs-
Reduce, Recycle and Reuse? Record your answer below.
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Until We Meet Again
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Congratulations. Youre almost done. Nows the time to
double check to make sure youve completed all the steps to be-
come a Glacier Bay J unior Ranger (see page 2). Then take this
book to the Visitor Center so a Park Ranger can award you with
your very own ofcial J unior Ranger badge.
There are over 385 other National Park units that have J unior
Ranger programs. Theres even a national J r. Ranger program.
See how many different badges you can collect.
I am proud to be a Glacier Bay
National Park Junior Ranger.
I promise to appreciate, respect, and protect, all national parks.
I will continue learning about the landscape, plants, animals,
and history of Glacier Bay.
I will share what I learn with my friends and family.
J unior Ranger Signature
Date
The Junior Ranger Pledge
Experience Your America
For more information about Glacier Bay National Park:

Superintendent
Glacier Bay National Park,
PO Box 140
Gustavus, AK 99826
907-697-2230
www.nps.gov/glba
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the
American people so that all may experience our heritage.
To learn more about other national park units, check out these websites:
National Park Service: www.nps.gov
Web Rangers: www.nps.gov/webrangers