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Friday 4 May 2018

Arikok National Park: From a Junior Ranger to Park Ranger

ORANJESTAD – Arikok Na- Ranger Stanson adds that pecially the fact that I had
tional Park has been or- the program would start to wake-up super early and
ganizing the Junior Ranger early with long hikes, dif- work with colleagues twice
Camp for a few years al- ferent presentations on my age. However, it taught
ready with a focus on edu- reptiles, basic history of the me to adapt as I go, learn-
cating the younger gener- park and more. “The knowl- ing about responsibility,
ation on the importance of edge gained through this authority and wisdom. “To
the local flora, fauna, histo- experience now serves as this date I am still learning”,
ry and culture of the island. the foundation of what I mentions Ranger Stanson.
know and teach today as “There are no words that
All of our Junior Rangers a Park Ranger for Arikok can tell the hidden spirit
have a passion for nature National Park.” Ranger of the wilderness, that can
and strong desire to pro- Stanson joined the Nation- reveal its mystery, its mel-
tect it. Stanson Tromp was al Park in 2015 after serving ancholy, and its charm” is
one of our first graduates as a Park Volunteer after Stanson’s favorite quote by
as a Junior Ranger in 2012. graduating from the Junior Franklin Roosevelt on na-
In his own words “the Ju- Ranger Camp. ture.
nior Ranger Camp was an The transition from Junior Our Junior Ranger Camp
awesome experience that Ranger to Park Ranger was gives graduates the oppor-
I shall never forget.” both exciting and scary, es- tunity to become a Park
Ranger in the future by pro-
viding them with hands-on
knowledge on the impor-
tance of conserving our
local flora and fauna. Our
next Junior Ranger Camp
will take place during the
first week of October 2018.

For more information on
our Junior Ranger Camp
please feel free to con-
tact us at info@aruba-
nationalpark.org or by
sending us a private
message on Facebook:
ArikokNationalPark.q