ZION NATIONAL PARK INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM PLAN

Program: Pool Pondering

Date:7/!/"
Inter#reter/Ed$%ator: Pre&ton 'ood
INTERPRETIVE AID( )e*g*+ &,in&+ &,$ll&+ ro%, &am#le&+ et%*-:
Beaver Pelt
Beaver Skull
Beaver Paws
Tarantula
Tarantula Hawk
Grey Fox Pelt
Ringtail Pelt
Snake skin
Rattle of a Rattle Snake
Laminated Images
o Beaver
o Beaver Dam
o Tarantula wit Tarantula Hawk
o Li!ards
o Rattle Snake
o Ringtail
o Pri"kly Pear
o Sa"red Datura and te #ot
T.EME AND/OR /ENTRAL IDEA:
.el# 0i&itor& $nder&tand 12at &$rro$nd& t2em in Zion National Par,*
Vi&itor& 1ill get 3a%t& and in3ormation a4o$t 0ario$& #lant&+ and animal&
t2at %all Zion National Par, &an%t$ar5*
INTROD6/TION:
Let e0er5one ,no1 t2at t2i& i& an in3ormal dro# in #rogram 1it2 7$&t a little
4it o3 in3ormation a4o$t t2e area* Let #arent& ,no1 t2at t2i& 1ill %o$nt a& a
ranger led #rogram 3or 7$nior ranger&* Tal, to #arent& a4o$t t2e ma# and
g$ide+ 8re re&tri%tion&+ let ,id& ,no1 a4o$t an5 additional #rogram& t2at
ma5 4e a##li%a4le 4a&ed on t2eir age*
MAIN POINT( )4od5-:
Animal&
LO/ATION O9 (TOP )1al,&- or TALKING POINT )tal,&-: 'ee#ing Ro%,
Trail2ead
Re&o$r%e/Tangi4le
/on%e#t& and Ot2er
Intangi4le Meaning&
Inter#reti0e Met2od&
6&ed
NEIDIG 08
Pi%t$re&+ Animal Pelt& 'ildli3e and Plant& in
t2e area*
Image& and Pelt&+
Ada#tation& o3 animal&
A&, %2ildren 1a& ro%, %om#o&e& t2e :;;; 3t %li<&+ 1ait 3or an&1er* Great+
5e& it i& &and&tone* Na0a7o (and&tone= '2at i& &and&tone> Rig2t= (2o1
magni8ed #i%t$re o3 &and&tone* Tal, a4o$t 2o1 grain& o3 &and are t$rned
into &and&tone* A&, %2ildren+ do 5o$ t2in, t2ere i& a lot o3 room 3or 1ater
and air 4et1een t2e &and grain&> ?e&+ t2ere i&= No1 loo, at t2at %li<+ at t2e
4ottom o3 t2e %li< t2e area i& 0er5 &lo#e5 and 2a& lot& o3 0egetation* T2i& i&
a ne1 geologi% la5er %alled t2e Ka5enta* )(2o1 magni8ed #i% o3 Ka5enta-*
T2i& la5er i& %om#o&ed o3 m$d&tone and &ilt&tone* A&, t2e %2ildren+ i&
t2ere a& m$%2 room 3or 1ater and air %om#ared to t2e Na0a7o (and&tone>
No+ t2ere i& not= E@#lain t2e #ro%e&& a4o$t 2o1 1ater &ee#& t2ro$g2 t2e
ro%, 3rom t2e to# o3 t2e %li<* A&, t2e %2ildren 12at t2e5 t2in, 2a##en& to
all t2e 1ater 12en it rea%2e& t2e m$d&tone* Tal, a4o$t 2o1 t2e 1ater
4$ild& $# #re&&$re and 8nd& t2e #at2 o3 lea&t re&i&tan%e and %reate& a
Nat$ral (#ring* E@#lain to ,id& t2at t2i& e0ent i& 12at %reated 1ee#ing
ro%,* A&, 3or 0ol$nteer to #o$r 1ater into t2e 4ottle* 9ill $# 4ottle 1it2
1ater and e@#lain t2e #ro%e&& 1it2 t2e e@am#le*
AA/KGRO6ND IN9ORMATION )o#tional-: .a0e t2em g$e&& t2e date 3or t2e
1ater 4e3ore 5o$ gi0e t2em t2e an&1er* T2i& 2el#& t2e n$m4er to mean
&omet2ing to t2e 0i&itor&*
TRAN(ITION )%onne%tion 4et1een &to#&/tal,ing #oint&-: No1 t2at 1e 2a0e
di&%o0ered 2o1 'ee#ing Ro%, &#ring 1or,& letB& tal, a4o$t 2o1 t2i& area
1a& $&ed 45 t2e Mormon #ioneer&*
.i&tor5: /a4le Mo$ntain Dra1 'or,& and t2e Ea&t Rim Trail
LO/ATION O9 (TOP )1al,&- or TALKING POINT )tal,&-: 'ee#ing Ro%,
Trail2ead
Re&o$r%e/Tangi4le
/on%e#t& and Ot2er
Intangi4le Meaning&
Inter#reti0e Met2od&
6&ed
Pi%t$re& o3: Da0id
9lannigan+ Dra1
'or,& diagram+
2i&tori%al #i%t$re& o3
/a4le Mo$ntain Dra1
'or,&* Remain& o3
Dra1 'or,& on to# o3
t2e Mo$ntain*
Relation to %2ildren:
.o1 5o$ng Da0id
9lannigan 1a& 12en
2e in0ented t2e Dra1
'or,&* T2e dra1
1or,& %ame do1n
:+;;; 3eet* Imagine
1or,ing on t2e %a4le
Lang$age
Pi%t$re&
Dra1 'or,& Remain&
C$e&tioning
NEIDIG 08
1or,& and $&ing t2at
&5&tem to tra0el to
and 3rom 1or, dail5*
A&, %2ildren 12at tree& are aro$nd t2e area+ &#e%i8%all5 12at tree in t2e
area gro1& onl5 12ere t2ere i& a lot o3 1ater> /otton1ood tree> ?e&= Tal,
a4o$t 2o1 t2e %otton1ood tree i& 1ea, and not good 3or 2ome 4$ilding*
(2o1 #i%t$re o3 Pondero&a Pine+ a&, %2ildren to name t2e tree* Pine tree=
?e&+ e@#lain t2e ad0antage& o3 $&ing t2i& t5#e o3 l$m4er 3or 2ome&* Ne@t+
e@#lain to t2e %2ildren t2at t2e Mormon #ioneer& lo0ed t2i& 1ood 3or
2ome& 4$t 2ad to tra0el great di&tan%e& to get to t2i& 1ood* O0er t1o
1ee,&* E@#lain 2o1 Da0id 9lannigan in0ented t2e %a4le 1or,&+ 2a0e
%2ildren t$rn aro$nd and 0ie1 t2e &tr$%t$re on t2e edge o3 t2e %li<* (2o1
diagram o3 /a4le 'or,& and e@#lain 2o1 it 1or,* Tal, a4o$t 2o1 t2e 8r&t
li0ing o%%$#ant 1a& Da0idB& dog+ &e%ond o%%$#ant 1a& a &2ee#* Tal, a4o$t
de3ore&tation %om#leted 4et1een D; and D:7i&2*
/ON/L6(ION: T2ere i& a ri%2 2i&tor5 in Zion National Par,+ 4ot2 o3 2$man
2i&tor5+ and geologi%al 2i&tor5 t2at 1e %an learn a4o$t 3rom 0ie1ing t2e
%li<& in Zion National Par,* (ign 4oo,&*
NEIDIG 08