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Parks Climate Challenge

In 2009, 19 high school students from Chicago, Washington, DC, Denver, San Francisco and Seattle spent a month in the North Cascades learning about climate change. We followed the group from the Cascades to Washington, DC, where the students engaged with federal agencies, and then back to their home cities where they designed and implemented service projects for local elementary students.

National Parks Foundation (2009)

A student from the Parks Climate Challenge sets up a tent for the first time at Baker Lake.
Tents at Baker Lake.
Danny Cuevas (Denver, CO), Jenny So (Cupertino, CA) and Laura Humes (Shoreline, WA) photograph a mountain goat on the slopes near Mt. Baker.
NPS Glaciologist Jon Riedel describes the retreat of the Coleman Glacier on Mt. Baker.
PCC students arrive on the National Mall in Washington DC to meet federal agencies and complete a demonstration service project.
The service project on the National Mall.
The service project on the National Mall.
The service project on the National Mall.
Laura Humes' Seattle classroom visit.
Denver service project in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Denver service project in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Seattle service project at Carkeek Park.
Seattle service project at Carkeek Park.
Seattle service project at Carkeek Park.
Seattle service project at Carkeek Park.
Seattle service project at Carkeek Park.
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