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Individual parks often do contests like that, for example https://www.nps.gov/shen/youth-wildflower-art-contest.htm https://www.nps.gov/shen/youth-wildflower-ar

Individual parks often do contests like that, for example https://www.nps.gov/shen/youth-wildflower-art-contest.htm https://www.nps.gov/shen/youth-wildflower-art-contest.htm and https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/kidsyouth/student-poetry-contest.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/kidsyouth/student-poetry-cont.... There are also free passes specifically for 4th graders (and their families) for some reason: https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm

jedberg 3y ago
> for some reason Edit: I was sort of right, but I found this on the website: “We chose fourth graders because research shows that kids ages 9 to 11 are beginning to learn about the world around them. They're open to new ideas, and they are likely to connect to nature and our history,” Original answer: 5th grade is the year that students learn about US History. I think the theory is that they get a chance to see the national parks before they learn about them in 5th grade.
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