Ranger Rick
January 1967 Front Cover
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| Editorial Director | Mary Dalheim |
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| Categories | Nature |
| Frequency | 10 per year |
| First issue | January 1967 |
| Company | National Wildlife Federation |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Reston, Virginia |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0738-6656 |
Ranger Rick, originally Ranger Rick's Nature Magazine, is a children’s nature magazine that is published by the United States National Wildlife Federation. The magazine offers feature articles and activities for children, ages 7 and up, in order to spark their interest in the outdoors and become more actively involved in the environment. The magazine's primary intention is to instill a passion for nature and promote activity outdoors. NWF also publishes two companion magazines, Ranger Rick Jr., which is aimed at ages 4–7, and Ranger Rick Cub, which is aimed at kids 0–4 years old.)
Ranger Rick is the oldest and biggest children's nature magazine. The National Wildlife Federation first published the magazine as Ranger Rick's Nature Magazine, in January 1967 and readers have since passed on their interest to their own children.
Ranger Rick has a circulation of 525,000, and an estimated 200,000 more children are exposed to the magazine by viewing pre-used copies. The magazine is published ten times a year by the National Wildlife Federation. The headquarters is in Reston, Virginia.
The magazine uses an environmentally friendly processed paper, which is composed of consumer waste (about 30%) and is absent of chlorine. Vegetable oils largely make up the magazine's actual ink. By using these environmentally friendly resources the following is saved on a monthly basis:
Each issue includes nonfiction articles about various environmental and animal topics, fictional story-like articles, and color photography throughout. Also included in the magazine are activities such as nature-themed games, activities that get children to actively learn more about their environments, riddles, and jokes. Most of the pages of the magazine feature multi-page photo stories of animals in their natural habitats. There are also illustrated stories, games, riddles, nature news, poetry, contests, and other features and columns. Ranger Rick is also the raccoon park ranger protagonist in the longstanding magazine feature Ranger Rick's Adventures (originally Ranger Rick and his Friends): an illustrated short story depicting Ranger Rick and his compatriots from Deep Green Wood exploring the world, often encountering threats to wildlife and environmental problems. Rick or any one of his friends, including Boomer Badger and Scarlett Fox, always finds a solution to whatever problem they encounter, thus encouraging children to do their part to protect the natural environment.
Previous Ranger Rick magazines have featured these and other adventure stories:
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