1. Colorado National Monument National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Colorado Colorado National Monument Friday, September 6 th at 7 p.m. 45 minutes Desert Relationships Colorado National Monument is a complicated network of close relationships. Explore some of the most interesting interdependencies of plants and animals! Meet Ranger Liz at Book Cliffs View, near the Saddlehorn Campground and Visitor Center. Saturday, June 22 nd at 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Full Moon Adventure! National Park sites protect many things. Towering monoliths and deep canyons surround you here, but perhaps one of the most significant resources requires you to look up! Discover how dark skies are important to parks and your hometown. Meet Ranger Nick at the Saddlehorn Visitor Center parking lot. Space is limited – sign up at the visitor center or by calling 970-858-3617 Extension 360. Friday, June 14 th at 7 p.m. 45 minutes Desert Relationships Colorado National Monument is a complicated network of close relationships. Explore some of the most interesting interdependencies of plants and animals! Meet Ranger Liz at Book Cliffs View, near the Saddlehorn Campground and Visitor Center. Sunday June 9 th 11 a.m. 30 minutes Looking for Lizards! What’s so special about Colorado National Monument? Monoliths, Canyons? What about Water? Discover what this precious resource has done to carve the landscape. Meet at Independence Monument View, a 1 mile drive from the Saddlehorn Visitor Center. Saturday, September 7 th at 7 p.m. 45 minutes Ancient People of Monument History Like us today, people have been coming to Western Colorado for thousands of years. Discover where they might have come from, how they lived and where they might have gone! Meet Ranger Mark at Book Cliffs View, near the Saddlehorn Campground and Visitor Center. Saturday, July 27 th at 8 a.m. 90 minute 1 -2 mile walk Paleontology - Ancient Landscapes View the stratigraphical chart and the various fossils found in the strata. Meet Ranger Becky at the Devils Kitchen trailhead near the east entrance. Sunday, August 25 th at 8 a.m. 90 minute 1 -2 mile walk Did Someone Leave the Water Running? Powerful forces are at work shaping our rocks and canyons! Explore the muscle of erosion! Meet Ranger Mark at the Devils Kitchen trailhead near the east entrance. Sunday, September 1 st at 8 a.m. 90 minute 1 -2 mile walk Making Sense of Desert Plants Explore Colorado National Monument’s most creative plants, using all of your five senses. Meet Ranger Liz at the Devils Kitchen trailhead near the east entrance. Sunday Bighorn Sheep: Rock Art to Rocky Cliffs Learn about Desert Bighorn Sheep from Native American stories to the ones we see from Monument roads and paths today. Meet Ranger Mark at Independence Monument View, a 1 mile drive from the Saddlehorn Visitor Center. Wednesday and Saturday Geology and Paleontology? Learn more about the “ologies” that make up the complex landscapes of Colorado National Monument. Meet Ranger Becky at Independence Monument View, a 1 mile drive from the Saddlehorn Visitor Center. Monday and Thursday Creative Plants Just as we adapt to new environments, the plants of Colorado National Monument have developed creative and effective ways to deal with the extreme geology and climate of this landscape. Meet Ranger Liz at Independence Monument View, a 1 mile drive from the Saddlehorn Visitor Center. Tuesday and Friday Ranger’s Choice Topics could include anything from History to Wildlife to Geology! Meet the Ranger at Independence Monument View, a 1 mile drive from the Saddlehorn Visitor Center. Our last regularly scheduled Ranger program of the 2013 summer season is Saturday, October 5 th. Check back with us for more programs over the winter months! Do you love the outdoors and connecting your students to the wild? The National Park Service (NPS) Teacher Ranger Teacher (TRT) program is an extended professional development program for K-12 educators. Come be a TEACHER RANGER TEACHER! Participants spend between four and six weeks in a NPS unit developing a major educational project and completing an online graduate course from CU Denver. Upon successful completion of the program, participants earn a stipend. Contact: Lesley McClintock at 970-858-3617x367 or colm_education@nps.gov