Click HERE for a List of Over 560 National Wildlife Refuges By State!
There are many educational resources and programs available through the National Wildlife Refuge System as administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Some are very similar to the collection of National Park Service Junior Ranger Badge Programs.
Many National Wildlife Refuges have their own Junior Ranger, Junior Wildlife Ranger, and/or Junior Refuge Manager Programs. Be sure to ask a Ranger or Refuge employee if they have a Badge Program when you arrive!
Many National Wildlife Refuges also have other downloadable programs you can print and complete at home.
Some printable programs are just for fun. Certain Refuge locations may issue real badges through the mail. Other Refuges may require an in-person visit to award actual badges.
Your best best is to directly contact each individual Refuge for their current policies and badge availability.
Many NWR Visitor Centers will also have other assorted educational materials you can pick up while visiting the Refuge.
Wildlife Checklists, scavenger hunts, species information, hiking trails, and lots of other fun ideas!
Another GREAT tool for keeping kids interested in visiting National Wildlife Refuges is the Blue Goose Passport Program!
Also similar to the National Park Service Cancellation Stamp Program, you can collect a stamp in the Visitor Center at almost all of the 566+ National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centers!
The Blue Goose Passport Book is a fun place to collect all those stamps, and it gives you a little information on the location and purpose of each NWR unit!
Here, we are providing a few links to some of these programs and materials.
Whether you are visiting a local Wildlife Refuge, traveling to explore different habitats and protected species, or simply learning about nature from the comfort of your own home, we hope some of these tools may help add value to your homeschool or roadschool experience!
And let us know if you have any favorites, or suggestions for resources we don’t have listed!
ENJOY!
List of National Wildlife Refuges By State
FREE Downloadable Educational Resources!
Junior Ranger Programs
Let’s Go Fishing Junior Ranger Book
Let’s Go Fishing Junior Ranger Badge
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Junior Refuge Ranger Program
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Wildlife Ranger Booklet
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Oasis in the Desert
Junior Ranger Adventure Booklet
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Alviso National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Refuge Ranger Adventure Booklet
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Fremont National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Refuge Ranger Adventure Booklet
Joaquin Miller Park
Junior Wildlife Ranger Activity Booklet
Rappahannock National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Wildlife Ranger Activity Booklet
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Wildlife Ranger
Ridgeway’s Rail Adventure Book
Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Wildlife Ranger Activity Booklet
Junior Refuge Ranger of Southern Nevada
Guardabosques junior de refugios del sur de Nevada
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Junior Ranger Activity Book
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Junior Ranger Coloring Book
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Wildlife Ranger Nature Journal
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Junior Birder Activity Booklet
DeSoto Junior Refuge Manager
Montezuma Junior Refuge Manager
Ages 5 – 7
Montezuma Junior Refuge Manager
Ages 8 – 10
Montezuma Junior Refuge Manager
Ages 11+
Assorted FREE Downloadable Materials!
Junior Duck Stamp Conservation Education Curriculum
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Curriculum Educator Guide
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program Homeschool Guide
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program Nonformal Education Guide
Ducks at a Distance: Waterfowl Online Identification Guide
Junior Duck Stamp Contest Information
Find Your Way to the National Wildlife Refuge System Coloring Book!
GORGEOUS!
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Albert’s Refuge Adventure Coloring Book
Pollinators of Alaska Coloring Book
Meet Some Wildlife Champs Coloring Book
Conoce sobre la vida silvestre libro para colorear
Into the Wilderness Coloring Book
Colorear del Sistema Nacional de Refugios de Vida
The Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Coloring Book
ABC’s of Fishing Coloring Book
All About Alligators Activity Book (English / Espanol)
Saving Sea Turtles! (English / Espanol)
Snowy Plovers on the Beach Coloring Book
Endangered Species Coloring Book
Freshwater Mussel Activity Book
Even More Absolutely FREE Downloadable Materials!
Birding Basics Activity Packet
Wetland Connections Activity Packet
Pond Insect Investigation Activity Packet
Nature Through the Seasons Activity Packet
Forests Are More Than Trees Activity Packet
Bugs Don’t Bug Me Coloring Book
Birding Basics Bird Guide & Checklist
Birds of Sacramento Bird Talk Activity Pack
Birds of Sacramento Word Search
The Cornell Lab Feathered Friends
California’s Riparian Wild YouTube Video
Point Blue Conservation Science Nest Coloring Pages
Winter Wildlife Signs Scavenger Hunt
Junior Wildlife Ranger Online Program
Look Who’s Flying! Learning About Ospreys
Climate Change and Wildlife Word Search
Florida & The Caribbean Activity Guide
The Compass to Nature – Teaching in the Outdoor Classroom Guide for Educators **
Monarch Butterfly: Royal Mail Curriculum Manual
California Plants Coloring Book
Plants From the Aspen Forest Coloring Book
Wildlfowers of the Colorado Mountain Tops Coloring Book
Wildflowers of Ponderosa Pine Forests Coloring Book
Celebrate Wildflowers of Southwest Idaho Coloring Book
Wildflowers of the Western US Coloring Book
Color 44 Different Wildflowers!
Wildflowers Color-By-Numbers Coloring Pages
Fish and Aquatic Conservation Word Puzzles Package
Shorebirds Migratory Superheros
Wildflowers At-Home Activities
Non-Native Invasive Species Learning Kits
Conservation Connect Online Video Collection
Teacher Toolboxes & Educational Activities
Conservation Connect Online Video Series
- American Bald Eagle
- Black Bear
- Bog Turtle
- Brook Trout
- Condor
- Delmarva Fox Squirrel
- Electrofishing
- Freshwater Mussels
- Junior Duck Stamp
- Manatee
- Milkweed
- Monarch Butterfly
- Monarch Tagging
- Paddlefish
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Small Mammals
- Waterfowl
Pollinators
Ethnobotany
- Ethnobotany: Plants Sustaining People
- Active Plant Compounds
- Plant Dyes
- Essential Oils
- Fabulous Fibers
- Fungus Fun
- Plants and People
- Plant Parts used for Medical Purposes
Gardening
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Plant of the Week
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US Fish & Wildlife Video Resources
Refuge Bird Cams
Most web cameras operate only seasonally and weather-permitting
Eagle Cam – Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD)
Osprey Cam – Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD)
Puffin Cam – Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge (ME)
Condor Cam – Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge (CA)
Seabird Cam – Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge (CA)
Eagle Cam – Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (OK)
Osprey Cam – Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (NY)
J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR Wildlife Drive (FL)
CROW Clinic (FL)
Pink Shell Beach Resort Osprey Cam (FL)
North Fort Myers Eagle Cam (FL)
National Conservation Training Center Eagle Cam (WV)
Blackwater NWR Waterfowl Cam (MD)
Blackwater NWR Osprey Cam (MD)
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge Bird Cam (WI)
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