Arizona & New Mexico Junior Ranger Books
These junior ranger books are a fun way to learn about the national forests and national grasslands in Arizona and New Mexico. They are designed to be an introduction, with the hope that they inspire curiosity to learn more about public lands and other special places in the Southwestern United States and beyond!
Activity Sheets
Individual pages of the full junior ranger books are available for print below in color and in black and white.
Please note: The activity sheets are designed for print.
| Activity | Description | Download Links |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona National Forests Map | The activity introduces the national forests in Arizona. | |
| New Mexico National Forests and National Grasslands Map | The activity introduces the national forests in New Mexico and national grasslands in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. | |
| Wildland Fire Ecology | The activity introduces the concept of fire ecology in the Southwestern United States. | |
| Helpful Plants | The activity introduces three plants that are native to the Southwestern United States and a use for each of them. | |
| A Day Working at a National Forest | The activity introduces a day in the life of a Forest Service employee. | |
| Wildland Packing Challenge | This is a math activity that introduces different tools that are used by wildland firefighters. | |
| My Nature Notes (Version A) | An observation activity that can be conducted from any outdoors location. | |
| My Nature Notes (Version B) | An observation activity that can be conducted from any outdoors location. | |
| Life of the Yucca Moth | The activity introduces the life cycle of the yucca moth. | |
| Animal Motions (New Mexico) | The activity introduces adaptations of nocturnal animals found in New Mexico. | |
| Animal Motions (Arizona) | The activity introduces adaptations of animals found in Arizona. | |
| The Real Smokey Bear | The activity introduces the story of the real Smokey Bear through different local New Mexico connections. | |
| Eagle’s River Journey | The activity introduces the life cycle of a bald eagle through a boardgame. | |
| Sky Island Match-Up | The activity introduces the concept of sky islands and how different animals are parts of different ecosystems. | |
| Arizona Junior Ranger Pledge | This is the Forest Service Junior Ranger Pledge for Arizona. | |
| New Mexico Junior Ranger Pledge | This is the Forest Service Junior Ranger Pledge for New Mexico and the national grasslands in Oklahoma and Texas. |