for educators
Post Pigeon EDU’s Postcards program inspires students to get curious about their world by connecting them to National Park Rangers across the country.
How it Works:
1. Choose a National Park or other public lands site
Use our website to choose from one of our partnering National Parks that your class would like to learn more about. Once you decide on one, we'll send you learning materials and guides to help introduce the site to your class.
2. Learn & Gather Questions
Use our curriculum guides to help introduce what National Parks are, the National Park of your choice, and tips for collecting classroom questions for a Ranger.
3. Submit Your Questions
We'll send you a short form via email. From there, you will fill out our brief application with basic information about your classroom + the class questions you've collected for a National Park Ranger to answer.
4. Receive a Video Postcard!
We manage the correspondence with the Rangers, and in about 1-2 weeks, a National Park Ranger will respond to your classroom questions via a personalized video postcard message delivered right to your inbox.
Ready to get started?
To get started, simply choose a National Park in the section below, provide your name and email address, and we'll send you all the information you need to get started!
Step 1: Choose a National Park or Other Public Lands Site
Read about our partnering National Parks and other public lands sites below to learn more about them.
Once you decide, click the button below your chosen site, and we will send all of the materials you need to get started.
Arches National Park
Discover a red-rock wonderland unlike any other
Utah
Arches National Park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive rock fins, giant balanced rocks, and much more. To learn more about Arches National Park, visit the National Park Service website here.
To sign your classroom up for Arches, click the button below.
Acadia National Park
The crown jewel of the North Atlantic coast
Maine
Acadia National Park features the highest rocky headlands along the Atlantic coastline. Acadia is in the top 10 most visited National Park Sites in the United States. To learn more about Acadia National Park, visit the National Park Service website here.
To sign your classroom up for Acadia, click the button below.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Deep, Steep, and Narrow
Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. To learn more about Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, visit the National Park Service website here.
To sign your classroom up for Black Canyon, click the button below.
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Water-based recreation and more
Colorado
Curecanti National Recreation Area is a playground for fun in both the summer and winter, offering hiking, boating, kayaking, camping, windsurfing, and many more recreational activities. To learn more about Curecanti National Recreation Area, visit the National Park Service website here.
To sign your classroom up for Curecanti, click the button below.
Everglades National Park
The largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S.
Florida
Everglades National Park is an incredible landscape home to some amazing wildlife including species like the manatee, crocodile, alligator, spoonbill, and the elusive Florida panther. To learn more about Everglades National Park, visit the National Park Service website here.
To sign your classroom up for Everglades, click the button below.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
World-renowned habitat
Georgia
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a protected habitat for several threatened & endangered species, including its amphibian populations which are bio-indicators of global health. To learn more about Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website here.
To sign your classroom up for Okefenokee, click the button below.
Yosemite National Park
Explore granite cliffs, waterfalls, wildlife, and the tranquility of the High Sierra.
California
The ancestral homeland of 7 associated tribes, Yosemite National Park is home to hundreds of wildlife species, and over a thousand plant species. To learn more about Yosemite National Park, visit the National Park Service website here.
To sign your classroom up for Yosemite, click the button below.
New National Parks coming soon . . . check back here for updates!
Lincoln Home Historic Site
Husband, Father, Neighbor, and President
Illinois
We know Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States, but Lincoln wore many hats before that one. Discover Lincoln’s personal history and stories through the first and only home he owned. To learn more about Lincoln Home, visit the National Park Service website here.
Biscayne National Park
An Underwater Wonderland
Florida
Biscayne National Park, located in South Florida, is 95% water – this means that much of the magic of Biscayne is underwater! This unique park protects mangrove forests, coral reefs, and much more. To learn more about Biscayne National Park, visit the National Park Service website here.
QUESTIONS?
Have questions about our program? Interested in a potential partnership? Want to get involved? Reach out!
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer our program to K-12 Educators. Post Pigeon EDU is designed to be flexible and adaptable to your group’s needs! Please apply with your .edu email address for faster application processing. Please visit our contact us page to reach out and tell us more about your group!
We also sometimes allow other education-centered groups such as Senior Facility program managers and after school organizations to participate.
Unfortunately we do not have the capacity at this time to provide our program to individuals.
The program is totally FREE for educators at this time.