Jerry s Rangers. Taking Care of BC Parks. www. bcparks.ca/kidspage/jerry_rang.html. Answers to Activity Book questions are available online at:

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1 Jerry s Rangers Answers to Activity Book questions are available online at: www. bcparks.ca/kidspage/jerry_rang.html Taking Care of BC Parks

2 Safety Sense Sometimes people get lost. If you get lost, you can do things to help a searcher find you. Stay where you are, and hug a tree to stay calm. Help people find you by making yourself visible and blowing your whistle. Before you go for a walk, remember to let your parents know where you are going. That way, if you do get lost, searchers will know where to look for you. Have your parents help you make a footprint! You ll need a towel and a piece of tinfoil. Fold the towel, lay the foil on top, and step on the foil while wearing your park walking shoes. Ta-da! Your treads and footsize are recorded for safekeeping! 13

3 Recycler Welcome Some litter can hurt or trap wildlife, but don t worry you can help keep parks clean and safe! When you pack for a trip, choose things without a lot of packaging, don t bring more than you need, make sure any waste goes into a recycling bin or garbage can, and re-use as much waste as possible! Plastic Rings Food Waste Batteries Pop Cans Recycling Depot Garbage/Compost Recycle Cut and Recycle Follow the lines to find the best way to treat each type of litter. Then, follow the lines from the treatments to find out what your litter could become! Pop Can Fleece Jacket Coins Compost Our parks are very special places for kids (and grown-ups too). In fact, BC Parks has a special set of rules that Jerry s Rangers promise to follow whenever they are in a park. Jerry s Rangers promise to: 1. Help keep their park clean 2. Respect other visitors 3. Think before they shout 4. Obey all safety rules 5. Respect all living things 6. Keep pets on leashes 7. Always be careful near fire 8. Tell someone where they are going and when they will return 9. Leave things belonging to the park in the park 10. Have a great time in BC Parks! Use these activities to learn more about the Jerry s Rangers stickers you ve earned, or the stickers you hope to earn! If you d like to earn stickers, attend a Jerry s Rangers program at a B.C. provincial park! 12 Recycling one pop can saves enough energy to operate a television for 3 hours, but takes 500 years to decompose in a park! 1

4 Bear Aware Protecting Places Bears are interesting animals, but can be dangerous to humans who don t know how to behave near bears. Here s how you can be bear aware: Never feed bears Never get too close to bears Hike in groups and make noise so you don t surprise a bear Keep your food in a bear proof area Learn more about bears B.C. Parks are a great place to have fun, but they also protect special places in our province, and the plants and animals that live in those places. B.C. has many different environments coastal rainforests, interior deserts and grasslands, Garry Oak savannas, and snow-capped mountains and B.C. Parks protect all of these places and more! Bear Safety Puzzle Down: 1. Keep pet food the house 2. You should approach a bear 3. Use branches to hang food and garbage 4.This bear has big shoulders and a hump 5. Grizzly bears have very long for digging Across: 1. Always keep your pets on a while walking in a park 2. Bears not only run fast but they are also good 3. If you see a bear, stay calm and avoid contact 4. Never for help when a bear is in sight (it will think you re attacking) 5. If you see a bear, do not unless you are very close to a secure place Take a moment to think about a special place you ve seen protected in a park. Then, use this space to draw a picture of that place. 11

5 People Pleaser Careful Camper Everyone shares park campgrounds the animals, plants, other campers and yourself. Campground rules help everyone sharing the campground to have fun and enjoy the park. Camping in a BC Park is a great way to spend a weekend! Careful campers prepare before they go by: checking their tent, packing for unexpected weather, and choosing foods with recyclable packaging to reduce waste! 10 This picture shows a campground trail with many users. Colour the picture, and think of something you could do (or not do!) that the other users would appreciate! These campers are not camping carefully how many things can you see wrong in this picture? (Jerry counted 19!) 3

6 Climate Champion Nature Nut Climate is the average weather of an area. Humans harm the climate by polluting the environment with harmful gases greenhouse gases from cars, factories, and even lawn mowers! Scientists believe that these gases trap too much heat, and that they are making the earth warmer than it should be. Green areas, like parks, absorb harmful gases, so we help our climate when we protect natural areas. Can you think of ways to reduce your impact on the climate? Parks are home to many different animals and plants, but they all need the same three things: food, water, and living space. Together, these three things make up an animal s or plant s habitat. Take Jerry s quiz to see if you know how to reduce your climate impact! I should to school whenever possible! A. drive B. walk If I can, I should use whenever possible! A. cars B. buses When I m done with my drink I should throw it in the A. recycling box B. garbage can 4 Writing is a way I can save paper when doing homework A. on both sides B. upside down I should use a lawn mower to cut grass A. hand-powered B. gas-powered Think of an animal that you have seen. Where would it live? What would it eat? Where would it get water? Now, use this space to draw a picture of your animal in its habitat. Remember that it needs food, water, and living space! 9

7 Let It Be Happy Hiker Biodiversity is a pretty big word, and it covers a pretty big idea: the number, type, and differences of all the living things in an area. Biodiversity is a good thing it lets lots of different plants and animals live together in balance. Large protected areas, like parks, also help plants and animals live together. This is why you see more plants and animals in parks than in your backyard! No one wants to get into trouble outdoors, but changes in the weather, mistakes, or injuries can quickly change a fun hike into a bad experience. No matter whether you go for a short hike or a long hike, taking the 10 Essentials with you is smart and could even save your life! The 10 Essentials: 1. Flashlight 2. Matches/Lighter 3. Whistle/Mirror 4. Pocket Knife 5. Extra Clothing 6. Extra Food and Water 7. Map/Compass/Cell Phone 8. Orange Garbage Bag/Tarp 9. First Aid Kit 10. Sunscreen/Glasses/Hat Remember to ask your parents what you are allowed to take before you pack! Oh oh! Jerry made a list of all the plants and animals in this picture (the biodiversity), but he mixed up the letters in their names! Can you help him unscramble the list? Jerry s List 1. ITTLACA 2. RIELQURS 3. COARNOC 4. DIRB 5. ERED 6. TET 7. GROF 8. CKDU 9. ERET 10. MUNAHS Are you prepared? True or False : You do not need to put on sun block while hiking You should always carry a whistle with you while hiking You do not need a map or a cell phone while hiking You should carry extra food and water while hiking An orange garbage bag can act as a rain jacket, shelter, and signal You can take a knife on a hike without your parent s permission 8 The weather never changes, so you don t need to pack extra clothing 5

8 History Hound Leave No Trace Rain, wind, and snow helped to sculpt the lands found in parks today, while the different plants and animals that live in parks make them unique. Humans also shaped parks, and the remains of early homesteads, logging activity, and First Nations villages can be seen in many parks today. Apodaca Barkerville Bowron Lake Bugaboo Cody Caves Goldstream Kilby Lac du Bois Mount Robson Omineca Peace River Ruckle Stein Valley Wells Gray Park Name Word Search M B A S C A P L T S G O O C R O P E A Y T O U W E A D O A C A E L N R N Y Y D C D R I D T O I B C A E U G N S R N M L A C R B S V T O L O I V A I O L A R B A R K E R V I L L E S K T H S C E S E L A O E L K C U R O W E M N B U G A B O O N Y A To discover which park was B.C. s first park, use the crossword letters that do not spell a park s name to fill in the blanks below! Provincial Park (created in 1911) Leave No Trace is a style of camping and hiking. Think of it like an invisibility trick even though you were there, the next visitor should think you weren t. Leave No Trace campers and hikers: Leave, Leave, Leave No Trace (sung to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat ) Leave, leave, leave no trace When you walk the trails, Picking flowers takes away, The food for deer and snails! When its time to dash, Pack your garbage out with you, Leave behind no trash! When you take a dump, Dig a hole and bury it, Hide each and every lump! Leave, leave, leave no trace When you pitch your tent, Camp back from shore and on the pad, To limit your extent! When you run about, Loud noises scare the wildlife, Think before you shout! Plan ahead Stay on trails Camp in campsites Pack out garbage Leave what they find Are not too noisy Always use stoves in the backcountry When you make your meal, Take a stove to save some wood, It really is ideal! In nature s fragile place, In wilderness we re visitors, Protect this lovely place! Sing Leave, Leave, Leave No Trace to remember tips on leave no trace camping! 6 7