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National Park program teaches about beavers

A short indoor class will teach visitors about the largest rodent in North America, which is plentiful in the Indiana Dunes National Park s rivers, lagoons and other waterways. ....

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Frontiers | A Moving Dune, A Stunning View: Visitors' Recollections of a Ranger-Led Hike at Indiana Dunes National Park


2Department of Health and Wellness Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States
3Department of Biology, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Located 50 miles from Chicago, at Indiana Dunes National Park, thousands interact with rangers annually, many taking part in ranger-led hikes. The study focused on visitor recollections of a ranger-led hike that provided opportunities to learn about landscape change, recent events, and associated scientific findings. Interpreters are encouraged to co-construct audience-centered experiences, making space in interactions for visitors’ knowledge, interests, and previous experience. Researchers observed six ranger-led hikes incorporating audience-centered design elements and recruited a convenience sample of twenty-one visitors for participation in a pre-hike survey to gather responses about interest and knowledge before the hike and their willingness to participate in a follow up post-hike pho ....

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