The event will bring 500 public school students to the History Colorado Center for a hands-on learning experience in which students and teachers will engage in a stewardship curriculum that includes learning the history and purpose of America’s National Parks and the National Historic Preservation Act and how to preserve and protect our historic resources for the future.

Students will participate in small interactive sessions and learning stations set up around the History Colorado Center. Students will meet and listen to a National Park Service ranger, an employee from the U.S. Forest Service, and have the opportunity to meet Smokey Bear.

Event Details  

WHAT: Youth Education National Parks Stewardship Series

WHEN: April 21, 2016, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Interviews can be arranged with teachers and students to talk about the value of national parks and learning about them in a museum environment. Media interested in covering the event should contact Brooke Gladstone at brooke.gladstone@state.co.us or 303-866-3670. For more information about the History Colorado Center, visit www.HistoryColoradoCenter.org.

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History Colorado's mission is to inspire generations to find wonder and meaning in our past and to engage in creating a better Colorado. We serve as the state's memory, preserving the places, stories, and material culture of Colorado through our museums, educational programs, historic preservation grants, research library, collections, and outreach to Colorado communities. Find History Colorado on all major social media platforms. Visit HistoryColorado.org or call (303) HISTORY for more information.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Brooke Gladstone
Communications Manager
303-866-3670 | brooke.gladstone@state.co.us