junior ranger patch – Bug Watch!

Youth Ranger Patch Program
Explore • Learn • Protect!

Visit and Explore our Beautiful Parks! To receive a Junior Ranger Patch, complete the following activities (designed for ages 12 and under with parental supervision).

Objective: Discover helpful bugs and pollinators.

Proof of Completion: Junior Ranger journal entry

Activity:

  • Click here and learn about different types of amazing insects and their importance!
  • Then click the link to learn about the Power of Pollinators!
  • Take a hike at one of our Town of Canandaigua Parks Trails and list all the bugs you saw on your journey; then research and describe the helpful things they do in nature!
  • Lastly click the link and take the “Insect Identification Quiz”.
  • In your notebook or journal track the date you completed the quiz.
  • Optional Extra learning: Print and complete the Worms, Insects and Spiders Junior Ranger Sheet