A park may have several outstanding natural features that it was set aside for, or it may be preserved for a specific site. Park management is set up much like a school system, the rangers being the teachers. Each day brings new challenges to a park and its resources. Some parks, like Everglades National Park, have numerous problems facing them. Upon arriving at many of the national parks, the visitor pays a small entrance fee and is handed a park map outlining the major resources and sites to visit.
Larger parks have a visitor center where rangers dispense information about the park.
One part of a park ranger's job is to interpret the park resources and problems to the visitors so that they understand the concerns of the park. Suggested Procedure 1. Discuss the concept of a national park with your students. Refer back to the video clip they just watched. Ask students if they have ever been to a national park.