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In partnership with the National Park Service, our outdoor and online youth education programs provide a fresh, hands-on approach to the ways learning can be integrated with the outdoors, empowering students to become avid learners, and enabling them to begin building a lifelong relationship with the river.
Our goal is to reach more than 20,000 youth and their families annually—increasing student achievement and encouraging outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship as life-long pursuits.
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David Kappelhoff, Education Coordinator, Mississippi Park Connection
Programs: Big River Journey, Online Learning, Program Development, River Educators, Summer Educator Program & Paddle, Winter River, Working River
dkappelhoff@parkconnection.org
Jim Ford, Education Program Manager, National Park Service
Programs: Big River Journey, Canoemobile, Mississippi River Explorers, Summer Educator Program & Paddle, Take Me to the River, Winter River
jim_ford@nps.gov
Johnna Austin, Education Specialist, National Park Service
Programs: Big River Journey, Canoemobile, Mississippi River Explorers, Take Me to the River
johnna_austin@nps.gov
Abby Olson, Park Ranger, National Park Service
Programs: Big River Journey, Big River Art Contest, Junior Ranger Programs, Mississippi River Explorers, Online Learning, YMCA Camps
abigail_olson@nps.gov