YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA (KMJ) – 4th graders from Merced City School District are learning to appreciate nature.
Thanks to the nationwide Every Kid in a Park initiative they had the opportunity to visit Yosemite National Park.
They gazed at Half Dome, learned how El Capitan was formed, and how snowmelt feeds Yosemite Falls.
Some students came within 30 feet of deer.
Guides took them on educational hikes to Lower Yosemite Falls for a lesson on hydrology and geology.
UC Merced students studying to become park rangers, visited schools to give 4th graders lessons on the importance of preservation and conservation of national parks, both before and after the field trips.
Every Kid in a Park provides a free pass to all 4th graders in the country, so they can experience and learn to appreciate the natural beauty of the millions of acres of national parks, set aside for all to enjoy.
Click to hear the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern:
