Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond
Junior Ranger Membership

Welcome Kids!

A note to your parents:

The Loch Lomond Junior Ranger Program is designed for your school aged children up to the age of 14). We encourage parents to participate in our programs with your young children, and all Junior Rangers must have a parent or guardian present in the park during Junior Ranger activities.

The Junior Ranger program is an outdoor watershed and recreation/education program. Our goal is to heighten your child's awareness of nature, conversation and preservation of the water resources and the watershed ecosystem at Loch Lomond (and beyond). These goals will be accomplished through student observation, Ranger lead talks and hikes, hands-on activities, projects, community service, web-based information/activities and award opportunities. This program is being offered by the Santa Cruz Water Dept. to the Santa Cruz water community and surrounding communities at no or low cost.

What is a Junior Ranger anyway?

Loch Lomond Junior Rangers are students just like you who enjoy nature, being outside and have the desire to learn more about it the City's reservoir and natural surroundings.

The goals of a Loch Lomond Junior Ranger are:

	#1 To have some fun!!!
	#2 Make some new friends.
	#3 To learn some new and useful skills.
	#4 To observe, respect, preserve and enjoy nature at Loch Lomond.
	#5 Learn about our reservoir and watershed property.

Membership

Membership as a Loch Lomond Junior Ranger is FREE. There may be some low-cost material fees associated with each special learning event. (See specific events for details).

There are currently three levels of achievement in our Junior Ranger program.

Junior Ranger Level 1
In order to reach this goal, students will:

	Attend a Ranger led walk with your school group. (If your school did not attend a Ranger led walk, you can complete our self guided walk anytime you visit Loch Lomond).
	Read and complete our Junior Ranger Workbook (either online from this website, or from our printed workbook, available from any of our Park Rangers).
	Answer the quiz questions for your appropriate age group.
	Then send your answers back to the Ranger who lead the walk, or if you took a self-guided walk, turn it in or send it back to any Ranger on duty.
	By becoming a Junior Ranger Level 1, you will receive an official Loch Lomond Junior Ranger Button and a Junior Ranger Membership Card! Also, you will then be eligible to attend the Loch Lomond Junior Ranger special learning events which will allow you to advance up the Junior Ranger levels.

Junior Ranger Level 2
In order to reach this goal, students will:

	Complete the requirements of a Junior Ranger Level 1.
	Attend one of the Loch Lomond Junior Ranger special learning events.
	Participate in one Junior Ranger community service project. Here you will care for a small area of Loch Lomond by helping the Ranger in the clean-up or maintenance of a trail, shoreline, roadway or picnic area.
	By becoming a Junior Ranger Level 2, you will receive a Junior Ranger membership card and a certificate of achievement.

Junior Ranger Level 3
In order to reach this goal, students will:

	Complete the requirements of a Junior Ranger Level 2.
	Attend two (2) additional Loch Lomond Junior Ranger special learning events.
	Participate in one (1) additional Junior Ranger community service project.
	By becoming a Junior Ranger Level 3, you will receive a Junior Ranger membership card, a certificate of achievement, and a personalized Junior Ranger photo button!

For more information:
Please contact a Park Ranger by calling (831) 335-7424 or by emailing slang@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us. We will be happy to send you information regarding our schedule of Ranger led hikes and other Junior Ranger events at Loch Lomond Reservoir. You can also find this information on this website under Junior Ranger Events.