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The North Cascades National Park Education Team is excited to welcome you and your students to the park. All in-park education programs take place in the Newhalem, WA area.

Ranger-led field trips range from 3-3.5 hours including a 30-minute break for lunch but can be modified based on teacher needs. Field trips require one in-school pre-visit lesson from a ranger the week before the field trip.
 

Field Trip Options

Ranger led field trips align with the Next Generation Science Standards for your grade. Students will have the opportunity to learn in an outdoor environment with hands on acitvities and new approaches to learning.

In-park ranger guided programs are offered weekly Tuesday through Thursday, mid-September through mid-November and mid-February through mid-June.

Field trip reservations must be made four weeks in advance. Email us to request a field trip.

 

Third Grade - Habitat

Location: Newhalem area
Next Generation Science Standards: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-5-ETS1-2
Students will explore different habitats along a 1.6-mile guided hike with a ranger and learn about specific animals that live in the North Cascades ecosystem.

Fourth Grade - Geology

Location: Begins at the North Cascades Visitor Center, travels and ends at Diablo Lake overlook
Next Generation Science Standards: 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-1
Students will learn about the geology of the North Cascades and make observations to guess what events may have occurred in the past that shaped the landscape as we see it today. This field trip is approximately twenty minutes shorter to accommodate the longer bus travel on the way back.

Fifth Grade - Forest Ecology

Location: North Cascades Visitor Center
Next Generation Science Standards: 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1
Students will explore on a 1.8-mile guided hike with a ranger to learn about the native plants growing in North Cascades and explore how energy flows in an ecosystem.

Last updated: March 5, 2024

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

Phone:

360 854-7200

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