Just for Kids
Conservation Education: Creating Natural Connections
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The San Juan Conservation Education Program works within our mountain communities to provide a wide variety of educational and interpretive experiences for kids of all ages. Please contact the office for current availability of these programs.
- San Juan Mountains Association, one of San Juan National Forest's Interpretive Partners, offers conservation education programs for kids of all ages from field trips to summer camps to interpretive hikes and volunteer projects.
- Learn fun facts about US Forest Service's Smokey the Bear, Woodsy the Owl, wildflowers and ecosystems. Find out how to become a Jr Snow Ranger or find some special coloring pages.
- Forest Keepers is a self-guided junior ranger program, for kids ages four to twelve. Free workbooks can be picked up at any San Juan Public Lands office and local visitor centers. Activities are divided into age groups: decorate a pot, watch wildlife, solve history mysteries, do nature sketches, be a tree and more. Forest Keepers receive a pin. View an abridged version of the Forest Keepers workbook.
- Winter Discovery Walks take place throughout the winterin partenership with Mesa Verde National Park, San Juan/Four Corners native Plant Society, San Juan Mountains Association and Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
- Service-Learning programs connect learning with hands-on, meaningful service. This program focuses on developing personal stewardship values and student-driven projects to reflect those values.
- Special Events happen throughout the year, including Earth Day, Arbor Day, Water Festivals and the Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival.