EUROPARC Junior Ranger Programme

01/05/2026

The SoilSparks Project is ready to launch!

This project is part of the SoilScape Project consortium that brings together soils experts, artists and communities to increase awareness and actions for healthier soils. The SoilSparks is a partnership between Bantani Education and The EUROPARC Federation and aims to empower young people to co-create a hands-on soil awareness raising campaign "FOR youth, BY youth" bringing together the and + youth communities and innovative education specialists from the Bantani Education team.

Applications have opened for the first two stages:
1. Healthy Soils for Healthy People Summer School together with the Hohenheim University in Germany
2. Youth + Co-Creation Camp in the Parc naturel régional de la Montagne de Reims in France

Stay tuned to hear more and be ready to help launch the soil literacy campaign developed by youth in early 2027!
More information:

Healthy soil is the foundation of our food, climate, and future, but more and more soil is lost and degraded. The SoilSparks project seeks to spark a youth-created soil protection movement across Europe.

21/04/2026

🐾In Search of the European Maritime/Mercantour Park 🗻

The Junior Rangers of the Maritime Alps cross the border to visit France on Sunday, April 19th. They went on a short trek, visited the medieval village of Tende, and the magnificent Musée des Merveilles. 🚶

🙋Normally, the meetings are reserved for the Junior Rangers of the Maritime Alps, but on this occasion, it was opened to families as well. It was a success! There were 65 people (22 Junior Rangers and the rest were families).

To make the visit more sustainable, they used the train, which made everything even more beautiful as they crossed the Maritime Alps from Italy to France.🛤️

20/04/2026

Great news!!

UK, welcome back to Erasmus+ 🇪🇺🇬🇧

It’s official now! We have agreed the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027. This opens the door for students, staff and young people to take part again.

More opportunities to go learn, travel and build connections across borders are on the horizon.

15/04/2026

14/04/2026

27/03/2026

News from the EUROPARC Youth Council as they start their 2-year Mandate! The second cohort of the EUROPARC Youth Council is off to a good...

24/03/2026

🇪🇺 Interested in using Erasmus+ funds to do Junior Ranger exchanges? 🐝

Read the news article on the Croatian-Latvian-Finnish project that helped start a Programme in Krka National Park in Croatia! 🦋

https://www.europarc.org/news/2026/03/expanding-the-junior-ranger-programme-through-erasmus-projects/ Gaujas Nacionālā parka Jaunie Reindžeri Ķemeru Nacionālā parka jaunie reindžeri

The Latvian national parks paired up to help a Croatian National Park start their own Junior Ranger programme.

09/03/2026

🤩 Stories shaped by Sea and Stone! Registration is now open!

Join us for the International Junior Ranger Camp 2026 in Fjordkysten regional- og geopark in Norway! 🌍⛺

📅 Register by: 1st April

📑 Find the camp brochure on the EUROPARC website

🔗 Open to all EUROPARC members +1 spot for a non-member!



European Ranger Federation Nationale Naturlandschaften Norske Parker - Levende landskap

Applications are now open for the 22nd International Junior Ranger Camp

10/02/2026

🦋Let’s get Buzzing for Pollinators: Engaging Junior Rangers in Pollinator Conservation

🐛This capacity building event is for Junior Ranger mentors and environmental educators looking to involve young people in pollinator conservation. It will cover the ongoing work on pollinator conservation and look into 4 special groups: wild bees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths.

Join us for the event and share the opportunity with colleagues!

🐞Just 1 registration for all three days! https://pollinatorsjuniorrangers.grweb.site/

16/01/2026

🧐Looking for some creative activities for the winter when the weather is bad? Check out these cute projects from Parc national du Mercantour 🙌☃️💧🌧️