While completing this honor you will learn how efforts are made to conserve parts of God’s creation and preserve history from many different cultures. Explore the value in preserving and protecting history, culture and nature by visiting important sites and participating in activities in them.
Requirements
1. Describe the following:
a. National Park
b. UNESCO World Heritage Site
2. Complete a or b:
a. Learn the history of national parks/monuments (or their equivalent) by discovering the following:
i. In what country were national parks established?
ii. Name some of the individuals who began the process of establishing the first national parks.
iii. What were the reasons for establishing these nationally protected areas?
iv. What is the closest nationally protected system site to your location?
b. Learn the history of UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
i. When did the UN begin establishing World Heritage Sites?
ii. What was their reason for designating these sites?
iii. What were some of the first sites designated as World Heritage Sites?
iv. What is the closest UNESCO World Heritage Site to your location?
3. Besides national parks, what other types of historic, cultural, and natural areas are protected in your country, if any? What are they called? Name three of these sites and their significance.
4. Discover the difference between a regional/state park and a national park in your country (if any). Who is responsible for taking care of these lands?
5. Display your discoveries while learning about this honor visually and creatively. Images and text should both be used. Creative projects could include:
a. A photo collage (digitally or in print)
b. A tri-fold or poster informational display
c. An informational video (may be done in combination with a slideshow)
d. A documentary “onsite” one of your favorite National or World Heritage Sites
e. A board or digital “trivia” game using facts learned.
f. Another project approved by your instructor.
6. Prepare an object lesson (include at least one visual hands-on object) about the value God places in His creation and how He wants us to care for His creation. Share this lesson in a group setting, such as a club/unit worship, children’s story in church, campfire, or vespers. Use these texts or others:
a. Genesis 1:26-28 & Genesis 2:15
b. Psalm 24:1
c. Psalm 95:5
d. Jeremiah 2:7
7. Complete three of the following:
a. Complete a Junior Ranger/Parks Canada Xplorers program (or their equivalent) at a national park, monument, historic site, or other equivalency and discuss what you learned with your group.
b. Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site or National Park System site and document your visit with a photo scrapbook (digital or print).
c. Draw or paint a picture about something you had fun learning about while studying national park system sites and/or world heritage sites.
d. Hike a trail while visiting a national park or World Heritage site. Document three things you see, three things you hear, and at least one smell you experienced.
e. Pick a national park system site or World Heritage site and document or display:
i. When did it become a National Park, Monument, Seashore, heritage site, etc.?
ii. Where is it located?
iii. What is it known for?
iv. What interested you most about the site?
f. Present, write about, or make a short video about a current national park conservation project.
g. Watch a video of a minimum of 15 minutes about national parks and summarize what you saw.
h. Begin a national park passport booklet and collect five stamps from national parks or national park areas.
This older design was the original conference patch from the North Pacific Union Conference. The NAD adopted this honor and modified the requirements and patch design to better fit the broad range of cultures and people that the North American Division represents.
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