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Tag: Discovery Guide

  • How to become a park ranger at Ontario Parks

    Applications for the 2024 season are open! Read on to learn about how you can spend your summer with Ontario Parks. Calling all Ontario students! Do you enjoy the outdoors and have an appreciation for Ontario’s natural and cultural resources? Are you self-motivated, with a positive attitude and a desire to learn? Do you enjoy…

  • Let out your inner explorer, artist, and space traveler with a Discovery Kit

    Have you ever wanted to explore the great outdoors, create a masterpiece, or go to space? You’re in luck! Our FREE Discovery Kit rental program is designed to help you do all those things while visiting a park.

  • The magical world of Exploration Stations

    Today’s blog was written by Jessica Stillman, school outreach coordinator at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Parks are magical places. I don’t need to convince you of this. But sometimes, we all need a little help unlocking the magic around us. That’s where Discovery Guides and Exploration stations come in!

  • Explore nature with our Discovery program!

    The Ontario Parks Discovery team is hard at work coming up with creative ways to connect visitors with the special stories and values protected in our parks. If you visit any of the parks offering Discovery programming, you may connect with Discovery staff along a trail, as they rove through the campground, at a drop-in…

  • The joy of answering interesting questions

    In our “Behind the Scenes” series, Discovery Program staff across the province share a backstage glimpse of their favourite programs and projects. Today’s post comes from Anna Scuhr, Discovery Program staff member at Lake Superior Provincial Park. Many joys come along with being an Ontario Parks’ Discovery Guide. We work in some of Ontario’s most…

  • Stars over Killarney 2022: from the Earth to the moon, Mars and beyond!

    Stars over Killarney is an annual festival celebrating the connection between the beauty of Killarney Provincial Park with an element of astronomical knowledge. This year’s theme is “From the Earth to the moon, Mars, and beyond!”. Come join us on our exploration of how the Earth’s geology helps us to understand the moon and planets…

  • Students: join our Discovery team this summer

    Applications are for our 2024 season are now open! Read on to learn more about spending the summer with us. Discovery rangers are the storytellers of Ontario Parks. Roughly 300 Discovery staff work in over 60 parks across the province engaging visitors with stories of Ontario’s natural and cultural heritage. Discovery rangers help our visitors…

  • My journey to becoming a Discovery Guide at Rainbow Falls

    In our “Behind the Scenes” series, Discovery Program staff across the province share a “backstage” glimpse of their favourite programs and projects. Today’s post comes from Caroline Freitag, a Discovery Guide at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park. When I was a very young child, I was fascinated by leaves and rocks. On walks around my neighbourhood…

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